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Thanet road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2021, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2020 (282), and casualties rose from 339.

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

Collisions in 2021
290
Up 3% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
374
Up 10% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2021

1.7% of collisions in Thanet in 2021 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious6322%
  • Slight22277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious6818%
  • Slight30180%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2021 is highlighted, with 290, up 3% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (19%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday56 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.9%)
  • February19 (6.6%)
  • March26 (9%)
  • April25 (8.6%)
  • May23 (7.9%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July25 (8.6%)
  • August24 (8.3%)
  • September24 (8.3%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November27 (9.3%)
  • December13 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (77%)
  • Wet or damp64 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph219 (76%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (11%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (59%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4%)
  • 16 to 2034 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (18%)
  • 36 to 4561 (16%)
  • 46 to 5543 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (10%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 7519 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (66%)
  • Passenger67 (18%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (74%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 113th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
113th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2021

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2021, with 30 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2021

The A255 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2021: 24, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA255243103
2ndA299232921
3rdA254222609
4thA28202414
5thB2050112004
6thB201481201
7thA25671001
8thB20527901
9thB20516802
10thB20544400
11thB20533300
12thB20552400
13thB21902702

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2021

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2021: 104.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2021

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2021: 101.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2021.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years