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Thanet road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2000, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1999 (421), and casualties rose from 556.

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

Collisions in 2000
457
Up 9% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
614
Up 10% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2000

0.9% of collisions in Thanet in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6314%
  • Slight39085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight54589%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 457, up 9% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (12%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (18%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.3%)
  • February28 (6.1%)
  • March35 (7.7%)
  • April36 (7.9%)
  • May46 (10%)
  • June29 (6.3%)
  • July36 (7.9%)
  • August46 (10%)
  • September31 (6.8%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December34 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry325 (71%)
  • Wet or damp128 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph353 (77%)
  • 40 mph46 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph45 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (84%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (62%)
  • Pedestrian99 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist48 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2089 (14%)
  • 21 to 2551 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 35109 (18%)
  • 36 to 4591 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (60%)
  • Passenger148 (24%)
  • Pedestrian99 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car654 (80%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2000

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2000 in Thanet

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Thanet ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2000.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2000

The A254 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2000: 44, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA254445416
2ndA28415418
3rdA253406304
4thA255344108
5thB2052263103
6thB2054243704
7thA256233200
8thB204891304
9thB204991612
10thB205091701
11thA2996601
12thB20463600
13thB20532200
14thB21901100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2000

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2000: 164.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2000

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2000: 154.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2000, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years