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Thanet road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2017, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2016 (437), and casualties fell from 605.

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

Collisions in 2017
402
Down 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
544
Down 10% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2017

1% of collisions in Thanet in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight33182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7414%
  • Slight46585%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 402, down 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (17%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (11%)
  • February21 (5.2%)
  • March36 (9%)
  • April29 (7.2%)
  • May24 (6%)
  • June47 (12%)
  • July37 (9.2%)
  • August32 (8%)
  • September30 (7.5%)
  • October38 (9.5%)
  • November34 (8.5%)
  • December29 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (76%)
  • Wet or damp92 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph326 (81%)
  • 40 mph20 (5%)
  • 50 mph16 (4%)
  • 60 mph19 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph20 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (59%)
  • Pedestrian85 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (14%)
  • Cyclist51 (9.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5%)
  • 16 to 2084 (15%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 35108 (20%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.3%)
  • Over 7522 (4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (64%)
  • Passenger112 (21%)
  • Pedestrian85 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car558 (75%)
  • Motorcycle76 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 102nd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2017

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2017, with 48 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2017

The A299 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2017: 24, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA299244319
2ndA255182405
3rdA256172201
4thA254151703
5thA28142102
6thB20507800
7thB20526700
8thA2534702
9thB20144400
10thB20534601
11thB20543301
12thB20553601
13thB21903710
14thA2651100
15thB20151100
16thB20481100
17thB20511101

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2017

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2017: 142.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2017

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2017: 137.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years