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Thanet road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1999, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1998 (405), and casualties rose from 543.

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

Collisions in 1999
421
Up 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
556
Up 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1999

1.4% of collisions in Thanet in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight35484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious6812%
  • Slight48187%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 421, up 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (18%)
  • Thursday46 (11%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.2%)
  • February31 (7.4%)
  • March36 (8.6%)
  • April26 (6.2%)
  • May34 (8.1%)
  • June30 (7.1%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August27 (6.4%)
  • September39 (9.3%)
  • October39 (9.3%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December38 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (75%)
  • Wet or damp100 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph308 (73%)
  • 40 mph48 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph44 (10%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (84%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (58%)
  • Pedestrian112 (20%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2082 (15%)
  • 21 to 2551 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3596 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (10%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.6%)
  • Over 7536 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (55%)
  • Passenger138 (25%)
  • Pedestrian112 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car580 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1999.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1999

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1999: 64, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286480210
2ndA253344916
3rdA254344304
4thB2052303703
5thA255293803
6thA256193311
7thA29991100
8thB205491502
9thB205081403
10thB20497801
11thB20535700
12thB20483501
13thB20511200

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1999

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1999: 149.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1999

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1999: 150.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years