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Thanet road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2019, and 381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2018 (340), and casualties fell from 437.

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

Collisions in 2019
308
Down 9% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
381
Down 13% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2019

0.3% of collisions in Thanet in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5518%
  • Slight25282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight32385%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2019 is highlighted, with 308, down 9% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 308
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (18%)
  • Wednesday59 (19%)
  • Thursday37 (12%)
  • Friday39 (13%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.5%)
  • February19 (6.2%)
  • March32 (10%)
  • April33 (11%)
  • May23 (7.5%)
  • June23 (7.5%)
  • July25 (8.1%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September24 (7.8%)
  • October24 (7.8%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December20 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (78%)
  • Wet or damp66 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph254 (82%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph21 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (10%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (54%)
  • Pedestrian62 (16%)
  • Cyclist50 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (10%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2057 (15%)
  • 21 to 2532 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3570 (18%)
  • 36 to 4560 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (66%)
  • Passenger68 (18%)
  • Pedestrian62 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 130th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2019

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2019, with 45 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2019

The A254 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2019: 34, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA254343804
2ndA28283608
3rdA299243805
4thA255172003
5thB2052151803
6thB2050131603
7thB2055101102
8thA25681101
9thB205151100
10thB20144500
11thA2532300
12thB20531100
13thB21901300

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2019

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2019: 122.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2019

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2019: 122.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2019.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years