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Thanet road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2012, and 413 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2011 (383), and casualties fell from 490.

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

Collisions in 2012
319
Down 17% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
413
Down 16% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Thanet in 2012 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious309.4%
  • Slight28790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious338%
  • Slight37892%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 319, down 17% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (19%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday61 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.1%)
  • February20 (6.3%)
  • March15 (4.7%)
  • April26 (8.2%)
  • May23 (7.2%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July24 (7.5%)
  • August24 (7.5%)
  • September41 (13%)
  • October30 (9.4%)
  • November29 (9.1%)
  • December26 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (8.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (74%)
  • Wet or damp77 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph268 (84%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph23 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (59%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist37 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6543 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.1%)
  • Over 7521 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (57%)
  • Passenger101 (24%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (78%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2012.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2012

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2012, with 50 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2012

The A254 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2012: 34, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA254344401
2ndA28253604
3rdA255243103
4thB2052202621
5thA256121602
6thB2050101400
7thA29981000
8thA2537901
9thB20146602
10thB20546701
11thB20554401
12thB20512200
13thB20532200
14thB21901200

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2012

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2012: 129.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2012

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2012: 122.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 23 December 2012.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years