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Thanet road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2003, and 537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (459), and casualties fell from 605.

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

Collisions in 2003
422
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
537
Down 11% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2003

0.5% of collisions in Thanet in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight36186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6412%
  • Slight47188%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 422, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday82 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.2%)
  • February43 (10%)
  • March33 (7.8%)
  • April34 (8.1%)
  • May38 (9%)
  • June46 (11%)
  • July41 (9.7%)
  • August23 (5.5%)
  • September28 (6.6%)
  • October35 (8.3%)
  • November36 (8.5%)
  • December39 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (78%)
  • Wet or damp86 (20%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph317 (75%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph59 (14%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (10%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (56%)
  • Pedestrian95 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2083 (15%)
  • 21 to 2550 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3587 (16%)
  • 36 to 4579 (15%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded27 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (60%)
  • Passenger122 (23%)
  • Pedestrian95 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (75%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2003.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2003

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2003, with 53 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2003

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2003: 53, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28536718
2ndA254364703
3rdA255335104
4thB2052334204
5thA256324704
6thA253242804
7thB2050131703
8thA29961002
9thB20496702
10thB20546600
11thB20484500
12thB20463300
13thB20533301
14thB20512301
15thB21901100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2003

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2003: 156.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2003

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2003: 156.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2003, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years