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Thanet road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2013, and 494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2012 (319), and casualties rose from 413.

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

Collisions in 2013
390
Up 22% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
494
Up 20% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Thanet in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4311%
  • Slight34488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious459.1%
  • Slight44690%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2013 is highlighted, with 390, up 22% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.4%)
  • February29 (7.4%)
  • March21 (5.4%)
  • April24 (6.2%)
  • May35 (9%)
  • June31 (7.9%)
  • July47 (12%)
  • August33 (8.5%)
  • September36 (9.2%)
  • October28 (7.2%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December35 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (73%)
  • Wet or damp93 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph317 (81%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph27 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (82%)
  • Roundabout39 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (55%)
  • Pedestrian87 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (13%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2092 (19%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 35100 (20%)
  • 36 to 4559 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (64%)
  • Passenger92 (19%)
  • Pedestrian87 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (75%)
  • Motorcycle62 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 120th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2013

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2013, with 39 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2013

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2013: 44, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28446318
2ndA254374601
3rdA256273303
4thB2052262914
5thA255253204
6thA299142004
7thB2050131801
8thA25381001
9thB20555500
10thB21905802
11thB20514401
12thB20534601
13thB20544510
14thB20493400
15thB20142200
16thB20482300
17thA2291100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2013

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2013: 154.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2013

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2013: 156.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2013, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years