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Thanet road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2001, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2000 (457), and casualties rose from 614.

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

Collisions in 2001
490
Up 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
637
Up 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2001

1.4% of collisions in Thanet in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight42286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight55086%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2001 is highlighted, with 490, up 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (17%)
  • Tuesday87 (18%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday66 (13%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.4%)
  • February39 (8%)
  • March35 (7.1%)
  • April39 (8%)
  • May39 (8%)
  • June42 (8.6%)
  • July47 (9.6%)
  • August44 (9%)
  • September26 (5.3%)
  • October43 (8.8%)
  • November57 (12%)
  • December38 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds403 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (76%)
  • Wet or damp114 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph379 (77%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph57 (12%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (86%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (58%)
  • Pedestrian111 (17%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8%)
  • 16 to 2090 (14%)
  • 21 to 2572 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (14%)
  • 36 to 4577 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.1%)
  • Over 7540 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded57 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (57%)
  • Passenger162 (25%)
  • Pedestrian111 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Thanet

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Thanet ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 174th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2001

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2001, with 52 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2001

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2001: 69, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286982010
2ndA255588015
3rdA256314107
4thB2052303901
5thA254294224
6thA253283610
7thB2050142203
8thB2054111201
9thA29991301
10thB204881302
11thB20497801
12thB20534601
13thB20551100
14thB21901100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2001

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2001: 179.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2001

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2001: 185.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years