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Thanet road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2016, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2015 (430), and casualties rose from 558.

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

Collisions in 2016
437
Up 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
605
Up 8% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2016

1.1% of collisions in Thanet in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7517%
  • Slight35782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious8113%
  • Slight51986%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 437, up 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (17%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.6%)
  • February22 (5%)
  • March28 (6.4%)
  • April27 (6.2%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June36 (8.2%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August36 (8.2%)
  • September41 (9.4%)
  • October33 (7.6%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December46 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (73%)
  • Wet or damp116 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph332 (76%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph30 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph26 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (15%)
  • Pedestrian80 (13%)
  • Cyclist50 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2078 (13%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 35130 (21%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (66%)
  • Passenger125 (21%)
  • Pedestrian80 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car613 (75%)
  • Motorcycle92 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 95th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2016

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2016, with 60 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2016

The A254 and A255 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2016, with 38 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA254386107
2ndA255385225
3rdA28336107
4thA299273915
5thA256222504
6thB2052202403
7thB2054111103
8thB2055101202
9thB205091702
10thB201481300
11thB20518902
12thB20535801
13thA2534600
14thB20484500
15thB21904810
16thA2252201
17thA2291100
18thB20491200
19thB2551201

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2016

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2016: 157.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2016

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2016: 153.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years