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Thanet road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2007, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2006 (476), and casualties fell from 629.

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

Collisions in 2007
407
Down 14% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
543
Down 14% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2007

1.2% of collisions in Thanet in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight35788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious468.5%
  • Slight49291%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2007 is highlighted, with 407, down 14% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (20%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday56 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (12%)
  • February24 (5.9%)
  • March35 (8.6%)
  • April34 (8.4%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June29 (7.1%)
  • July39 (9.6%)
  • August38 (9.3%)
  • September19 (4.7%)
  • October35 (8.6%)
  • November35 (8.6%)
  • December30 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (76%)
  • Wet or damp94 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph307 (75%)
  • 40 mph44 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph33 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (61%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2099 (18%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (16%)
  • 36 to 4591 (17%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (60%)
  • Passenger132 (24%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car589 (79%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 176th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2007

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2007, with 39 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2007

The A254 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2007: 52, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA254527903
2ndA284560114
3rdA255364504
4thA256324002
5thA253212721
6thA299152812
7thB2052141701
8thB2054111401
9thB2050101501
10thB20495800
11thB20535501
12thB20484500
13thB20511100
14thB20551100
15thB21901100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2007

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2007: 150.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2007

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2007: 130.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years