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Thanet road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1997, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1996 (483), and casualties fell from 628.

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

Collisions in 1997
405
Down 16% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
538
Down 14% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Thanet in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6917%
  • Slight33382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7614%
  • Slight45985%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 405, down 16% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February30 (7.4%)
  • March36 (8.9%)
  • April28 (6.9%)
  • May46 (11%)
  • June35 (8.6%)
  • July32 (7.9%)
  • August39 (9.6%)
  • September23 (5.7%)
  • October33 (8.1%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December26 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (69%)
  • Wet or damp116 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph309 (76%)
  • 40 mph43 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph36 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (87%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (57%)
  • Pedestrian110 (20%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1548 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2094 (17%)
  • 21 to 2554 (10%)
  • 26 to 3579 (15%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.4%)
  • Over 7536 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (55%)
  • Passenger134 (25%)
  • Pedestrian110 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle39 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 1997.

Collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1997

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1997: 57, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28578218
2ndA254416009
3rdB2052374006
4thA255263408
5thA253212502
6thB2049142110
7thA256111401
8thA299111403
9thB2054111803
10thB205361100
11thB21905602
12thB20484601
13thB20504702
14thB20472200
15thB20461101

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1997

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1997: 168.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1997

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1997: 159.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1997.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years