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Thanet road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 483 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1996, and 628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1995 (404), and casualties rose from 515.

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

Collisions in 1996
483
Up 20% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
628
Up 22% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1996

1.4% of collisions in Thanet in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious7716%
  • Slight39983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious9014%
  • Slight52884%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 483, up 20% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (16%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (12%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday91 (19%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.3%)
  • February33 (6.8%)
  • March30 (6.2%)
  • April32 (6.6%)
  • May42 (8.7%)
  • June32 (6.6%)
  • July47 (9.7%)
  • August61 (13%)
  • September45 (9.3%)
  • October43 (8.9%)
  • November41 (8.5%)
  • December37 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (76%)
  • Wet or damp107 (22%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph376 (78%)
  • 40 mph43 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph51 (11%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (84%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (54%)
  • Pedestrian123 (20%)
  • Cyclist68 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1554 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20110 (18%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (18%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.5%)
  • Over 7536 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (57%)
  • Passenger146 (23%)
  • Pedestrian123 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle66 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1996.

Collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1996

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1996: 61, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286189013
2ndA255435715
3rdA253374917
4thA254354508
5thB2052324823
6thB2049243101
7thA256192621
8thB2054182302
9thB2053101001
10thA2998901
11thB20487700
12thB20504400
13thB20472200

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1996

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1996: 187.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1996

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1996: 177.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1996.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years