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Thanet road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2010, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (398), and casualties fell from 512.

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

Collisions in 2010
367
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
473
Down 8% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2010

0.8% of collisions in Thanet in 2010 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious349.3%
  • Slight33090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious367.6%
  • Slight43492%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2010 is highlighted, with 367, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.7%)
  • February34 (9.3%)
  • March31 (8.4%)
  • April22 (6%)
  • May35 (9.5%)
  • June35 (9.5%)
  • July35 (9.5%)
  • August30 (8.2%)
  • September38 (10%)
  • October33 (9%)
  • November27 (7.4%)
  • December15 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (10%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (74%)
  • Wet or damp77 (21%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.5%)
  • Snow7 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph305 (83%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph25 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph11 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (83%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (59%)
  • Pedestrian77 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2072 (15%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (61%)
  • Passenger107 (23%)
  • Pedestrian77 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (76%)
  • Motorcycle54 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 152nd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2010

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2010, with 46 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2010

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2010: 35, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28355226
2ndA254313803
3rdA255242802
4thA256233604
5thA299151900
6thB2052131301
7thB2050121800
8thA253111401
9thB2014101502
10thB20547900
11thB20495601
12thB20535701
13thB20512300
14thB20461100
15thB20471101
16thB20481100
17thB20551100
18thB21901100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2010

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2010: 133.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2010

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2010: 125.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2010, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years