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Thanet road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1998, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997, and casualties rose from 538.

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

Collisions in 1998
405
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
543
Up 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1998

1% of collisions in Thanet in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight33482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious8015%
  • Slight45985%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 405, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (17%)
  • Friday52 (13%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February28 (6.9%)
  • March32 (7.9%)
  • April31 (7.7%)
  • May36 (8.9%)
  • June31 (7.7%)
  • July29 (7.2%)
  • August33 (8.1%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October36 (8.9%)
  • November38 (9.4%)
  • December39 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded16 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (71%)
  • Wet or damp112 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph307 (76%)
  • 40 mph48 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph41 (10%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (57%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)
  • Cyclist51 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (9%)
  • 16 to 2092 (17%)
  • 21 to 2538 (7%)
  • 26 to 35113 (21%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.5%)
  • Over 7530 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (57%)
  • Passenger130 (24%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 1998.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1998

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1998: 58, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA285893213
2ndA255384615
3rdA254334003
4thB2052293504
5thA253284005
6thA256193402
7thB2054132013
8thB2050101501
9thA29971101
10thB20496801
11thB20535602
12thB20484500
13thB20513300
14thB21903502
15thB20471100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1998

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1998: 148.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1998

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1998: 145.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years