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Thanet road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2004, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (422), and casualties fell from 537.

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

Collisions in 2004
414
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
506
Down 6% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2004

1.4% of collisions in Thanet in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious4310%
  • Slight36588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious499.7%
  • Slight45189%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 414, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (20%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday58 (14%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.2%)
  • February28 (6.8%)
  • March29 (7%)
  • April28 (6.8%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June34 (8.2%)
  • July41 (9.9%)
  • August32 (7.7%)
  • September41 (9.9%)
  • October35 (8.5%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December20 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded62 (15%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (81%)
  • Wet or damp70 (17%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph312 (75%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph46 (11%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (82%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (55%)
  • Pedestrian85 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (15%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2091 (18%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3581 (16%)
  • 36 to 4587 (17%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 7522 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (62%)
  • Passenger108 (21%)
  • Pedestrian85 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car536 (73%)
  • Motorcycle83 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2004.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2004

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2004, with 44 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2004

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2004: 46, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28465924
2ndA255445717
3rdA254354202
4thA253283402
5thA256283502
6thA299121512
7thB2052111311
8thB2054101101
9thB204991100
10thB205081201
11thB20485702
12thB20515800
13thB20533301
14thB20462300
15thB21902401
16thB20471100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2004

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2004: 139.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2004

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2004: 133.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years