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Thanet road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2005, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2004 (414), and casualties rose from 506.

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

Collisions in 2005
435
Up 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
572
Up 13% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2005

1.6% of collisions in Thanet in 2005 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious388.7%
  • Slight39090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious437.5%
  • Slight52291%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 435, up 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (17%)
  • Wednesday82 (19%)
  • Thursday48 (11%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.4%)
  • February30 (6.9%)
  • March34 (7.8%)
  • April40 (9.2%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June39 (9%)
  • July33 (7.6%)
  • August34 (7.8%)
  • September43 (9.9%)
  • October39 (9%)
  • November37 (8.5%)
  • December34 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (77%)
  • Wet or damp93 (21%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph336 (77%)
  • 40 mph38 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph49 (11%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (83%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (59%)
  • Pedestrian104 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (11%)
  • Cyclist47 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2095 (17%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (15%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5558 (10%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (61%)
  • Passenger121 (21%)
  • Pedestrian104 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car615 (78%)
  • Motorcycle65 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Thanet ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 176th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2005

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2005, with 59 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2005

The A254 and A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2005, with 39 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA254395214
2ndA28395304
3rdA255375714
4thA256253713
5thA253162703
6thB2052151712
7thB2050132101
8thA299101301
9thB2053101001
10thB2055101001
11thB205171111
12thB205471201
13thB20145700
14thB20482300
15thA2571100
16thB20081100
17thB20461200
18thB21901100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2005

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2005: 184.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2005

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2005: 174.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2005, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years