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Thanet road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2011, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2010 (367), and casualties rose from 473.

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

Collisions in 2011
383
Up 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
490
Up 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2011

0.3% of collisions in Thanet in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4111%
  • Slight34189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious428.6%
  • Slight44791%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2011 is highlighted, with 383, up 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (18%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (10%)
  • Sunday32 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.8%)
  • February22 (5.7%)
  • March32 (8.4%)
  • April22 (5.7%)
  • May35 (9.1%)
  • June36 (9.4%)
  • July32 (8.4%)
  • August25 (6.5%)
  • September35 (9.1%)
  • October38 (9.9%)
  • November35 (9.1%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded24 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (81%)
  • Wet or damp71 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph316 (83%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph22 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (86%)
  • Roundabout19 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (55%)
  • Pedestrian85 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (14%)
  • Cyclist42 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2082 (17%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (13%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.7%)
  • Over 7527 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (60%)
  • Passenger112 (23%)
  • Pedestrian85 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (76%)
  • Motorcycle70 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 146th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2011

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2011, with 53 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2011

The A254 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2011: 42, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA254426104
2ndA255313905
3rdA28304215
4thB2052202302
5thA256152001
6thA253111401
7thA299101400
8thB205591000
9thB20548901
10thB20496900
11thB20506900
12thB20145500
13thB20483400
14thB20533301
15thB20512301
16thB21902501
17thB20461101
18thB20471100
19thB20681101

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2011

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2011: 146.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2011

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2011: 155.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years