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Thanet road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2015, and 558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014 (428), and casualties rose from 557.

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

Collisions in 2015
430
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
558
Level with 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2015

0.5% of collisions in Thanet in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight36785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6411%
  • Slight49288%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 430, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (17%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.9%)
  • February34 (7.9%)
  • March23 (5.3%)
  • April38 (8.8%)
  • May34 (7.9%)
  • June35 (8.1%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August44 (10%)
  • September41 (9.5%)
  • October32 (7.4%)
  • November41 (9.5%)
  • December26 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (75%)
  • Wet or damp100 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph332 (77%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph27 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (81%)
  • Roundabout39 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (60%)
  • Pedestrian97 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (12%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2078 (14%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (18%)
  • 36 to 4561 (11%)
  • 46 to 5561 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.3%)
  • Over 7529 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (60%)
  • Passenger128 (23%)
  • Pedestrian97 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car594 (78%)
  • Motorcycle67 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 102nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2015

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2015, with 64 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2015

The A255 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2015: 43, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA255436006
2ndA2544257012
3rdA28374604
4thA299223112
5thA256202102
6thB2052141901
7thB2050111601
8thB2054101500
9thB205181001
10thB219071000
11thA25361002
12thB20536702
13thB20556902
14thB20145601

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2015

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2015: 152.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2015

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2015: 158.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2015.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years