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Thanet road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2014, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2013 (390), and casualties rose from 494.

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

Collisions in 2014
428
Up 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
557
Up 13% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2014

0.2% of collisions in Thanet in 2014 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight38089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious478.4%
  • Slight50991%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2014 is highlighted, with 428, up 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (18%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday58 (14%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7%)
  • February34 (7.9%)
  • March31 (7.2%)
  • April38 (8.9%)
  • May30 (7%)
  • June34 (7.9%)
  • July36 (8.4%)
  • August40 (9.3%)
  • September36 (8.4%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November37 (8.6%)
  • December37 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded27 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (74%)
  • Wet or damp105 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph350 (82%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph21 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (80%)
  • Roundabout38 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (55%)
  • Pedestrian101 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (13%)
  • Cyclist62 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2083 (15%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (14%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (12%)
  • 56 to 6557 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.5%)
  • Over 7529 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (60%)
  • Passenger124 (22%)
  • Pedestrian101 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car567 (75%)
  • Motorcycle73 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 110th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2014

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2014, with 51 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2014

The A254 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2014: 44, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA254445702
2ndA255374303
3rdA28365406
4thA299284505
5thA256253303
6thB2052141501
7thB2050121202
8thA253111603
9thB2054101110
10thB205591000
11thB205381001
12thB201451200
13thB21904501
14thB20513400

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2014

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2014: 151.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2014

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2014: 141.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2014.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years