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Thanet road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2020, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2019 (308), and casualties fell from 381.

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

Collisions in 2020
282
Down 8% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
339
Down 11% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2020

0.7% of collisions in Thanet in 2020 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4917%
  • Slight23182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5416%
  • Slight28383%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2020 is highlighted, with 282, down 8% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 282
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday48 (17%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (18%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.9%)
  • February25 (8.9%)
  • March18 (6.4%)
  • April13 (4.6%)
  • May17 (6%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August27 (9.6%)
  • September27 (9.6%)
  • October23 (8.2%)
  • November26 (9.2%)
  • December22 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.2%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (79%)
  • Wet or damp58 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph223 (79%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (14%)
  • Pedestrian48 (14%)
  • Cyclist36 (11%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2031 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2549 (14%)
  • 26 to 3575 (22%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.7%)
  • Over 758 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (71%)
  • Passenger52 (15%)
  • Pedestrian48 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (75%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 103rd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2020

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2020, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2020

The A255 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2020: 28, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA255283317
2ndA28263205
3rdA299192603
4thA254171801
5thB2052121611
6thA256111102
7thB205081104
8thB20538801
9thB20147700
10thB20545701
11thB20514401
12thB20553301
13thB21901100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2020

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2020: 99.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2020

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2020: 93.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years