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Thanet road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1994, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1993 (413), and casualties fell from 516.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,901 collisions in Thanet.

Collisions in 1994
398
Down 4% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
508
Down 2% on 1993
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1994

1.8% of collisions in Thanet in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious7018%
  • Slight32181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight41882%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1994 is highlighted, with 398, down 4% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025273349
2024243311
2023285360
2022310395
2021290374
2020282339
2019308381
2018340437
2017402544
2016437605
2015430558
2014428557
2013390494
2012319413
2011383490
2010367473
2009398512
2008381493
2007407543
2006476629
2005435572
2004414506
2003422537
2002459605
2001490637
2000457614
1999421556
1998405543
1997405538
1996483628
1995404515
1994398508
1993413516
1992436550
1991435530
1990461589
1989490629
1988481632
1987428567
1986528660
1985495648
1984554699
1983583718
1982549711
1981577741
1980597756
1979532675

When and where crashes happen in Thanet in 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday55 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.5%)
  • February28 (7%)
  • March22 (5.5%)
  • April33 (8.3%)
  • May25 (6.3%)
  • June40 (10%)
  • July49 (12%)
  • August33 (8.3%)
  • September27 (6.8%)
  • October35 (8.8%)
  • November34 (8.5%)
  • December42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (77%)
  • Wet or damp85 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph312 (78%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph49 (12%)
  • 70 mph8 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (88%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (52%)
  • Pedestrian80 (16%)
  • Cyclist76 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (13%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2091 (18%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.7%)
  • Over 7531 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (60%)
  • Passenger121 (24%)
  • Pedestrian80 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (11%)
  • Motorcycle65 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in Thanet

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Thanet ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 1994.

Collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1994

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1994: 41, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28415113
2ndA253365326
3rdA255363905
4thA254313908
5thB2052263114
6thB2054161813
7thA256121902
8thA299121703
9thB204891200
10thB205081201
11thB205381102
12thB20496801

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1994

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1994: 149.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1994

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1994: 138.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1994, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1994.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years