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Thanet road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2006, and 629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2005 (435), and casualties rose from 572.

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

Collisions in 2006
476
Up 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
629
Up 10% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2006

1.3% of collisions in Thanet in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight41186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious6911%
  • Slight55488%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2006 is highlighted, with 476, up 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday91 (19%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.1%)
  • February27 (5.7%)
  • March39 (8.2%)
  • April30 (6.3%)
  • May42 (8.8%)
  • June51 (11%)
  • July33 (6.9%)
  • August38 (8%)
  • September38 (8%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November44 (9.2%)
  • December49 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.4%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (76%)
  • Wet or damp112 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph376 (79%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph42 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph19 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (56%)
  • Pedestrian117 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (13%)
  • Cyclist48 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20124 (20%)
  • 21 to 2563 (10%)
  • 26 to 35108 (17%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.9%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (58%)
  • Passenger149 (24%)
  • Pedestrian117 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (76%)
  • Motorcycle77 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 144th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2006

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2006, with 70 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2006

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2006: 44, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28446414
2ndA255344619
3rdA254323502
4thA299233713
5thA256183002
6thB2052182602
7thA253132410
8thB2050111501
9thB201491100
10thB20517810
11thB20546601
12thB20533401
13thB20553400
14thB20482200
15thB21902201
16thA20501100
17thB20051100
18thB20491100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2006

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2006: 187.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2006

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2006: 185.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2006, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years