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Thanet road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1995, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1994 (398), and casualties rose from 508.

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

Collisions in 1995
404
Up 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
515
Up 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1995

1% of collisions in Thanet in 1995 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7519%
  • Slight32580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8517%
  • Slight42683%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1995 is highlighted, with 404, up 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.4%)
  • February36 (8.9%)
  • March34 (8.4%)
  • April28 (6.9%)
  • May33 (8.2%)
  • June32 (7.9%)
  • July25 (6.2%)
  • August45 (11%)
  • September31 (7.7%)
  • October34 (8.4%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December27 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (74%)
  • Wet or damp101 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph332 (82%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph43 (11%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (86%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (51%)
  • Pedestrian106 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (13%)
  • Cyclist57 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5%)
  • 11 to 1548 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20106 (21%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.9%)
  • Over 7523 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (52%)
  • Passenger142 (28%)
  • Pedestrian106 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (72%)
  • Motorcycle64 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1995.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1995

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1995: 44, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28445704
2ndA255424918
3rdA254395015
4thB2052293609
5thA253284705
6thB2054162002
7thA256111613
8thB20499901
9thB204881404
10thB205071601
11thB20537700
12thA2994601
13thB20471101

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1995

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1995: 155.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1995

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1995: 157.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1995, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 22 December 1995.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years