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Thanet road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2009, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2008 (381), and casualties rose from 493.

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

Collisions in 2009
398
Up 4% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
512
Up 4% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2009

1.3% of collisions in Thanet in 2009 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious338.3%
  • Slight36090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious418%
  • Slight46691%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2009 is highlighted, with 398, up 4% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7%)
  • February32 (8%)
  • March34 (8.5%)
  • April33 (8.3%)
  • May29 (7.3%)
  • June26 (6.5%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September29 (7.3%)
  • October38 (9.5%)
  • November27 (6.8%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (76%)
  • Wet or damp88 (22%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph314 (79%)
  • 40 mph24 (6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph41 (10%)
  • 70 mph16 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout24 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (60%)
  • Pedestrian81 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (12%)
  • Cyclist46 (9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2088 (17%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (17%)
  • 36 to 4587 (17%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.1%)
  • Over 7521 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (65%)
  • Passenger98 (19%)
  • Pedestrian81 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car567 (77%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 146th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2009

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2009, with 53 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2009

The A254 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2009: 36, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA254364602
2ndA28345103
3rdA255273515
4thA256233202
5thB2052233001
6thA299192921
7thA253161801
8thB2050121602
9thB20548900
10thB20496700
11thB20144601
12thB20484500
13thB20513400
14thB21902301
15thB20551100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2009

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2009: 140.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2009

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2009: 149.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2009, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years