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Thanet road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2002, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (490), and casualties fell from 637.

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

Collisions in 2002
459
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
605
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2002

1.1% of collisions in Thanet in 2002 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight40789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious579.4%
  • Slight54390%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 459, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (18%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.5%)
  • February47 (10%)
  • March28 (6.1%)
  • April45 (9.8%)
  • May33 (7.2%)
  • June44 (9.6%)
  • July42 (9.2%)
  • August41 (8.9%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October36 (7.8%)
  • November33 (7.2%)
  • December29 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded37 (8.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (80%)
  • Wet or damp89 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph349 (76%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph56 (12%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (85%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (60%)
  • Pedestrian118 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1042 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1555 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2082 (14%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 35100 (17%)
  • 36 to 4579 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.3%)
  • Over 7521 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded36 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (54%)
  • Passenger158 (26%)
  • Pedestrian118 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car632 (78%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 2002.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2002

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2002, with 63 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2002

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2002: 55, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28557322
2ndA255394902
3rdA254374504
4thA253366125
5thA256304104
6thB2052293705
7thB2054141601
8thB2049132001
9thB2050102001
10thB204891100
11thA29981101
12thB20512200
13thB20532200
14thB21902201
15thB20461100
16thB20471100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2002

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2002: 174.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2002

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2002: 159.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years