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Thanet road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2022, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2021 (290), and casualties rose from 374.

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

Collisions in 2022
310
Up 7% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
395
Up 6% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2022

1.3% of collisions in Thanet in 2022 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6019%
  • Slight24679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight32582%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2022 is highlighted, with 310, up 7% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (17%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (11%)
  • February18 (5.8%)
  • March22 (7.1%)
  • April25 (8.1%)
  • May22 (7.1%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July17 (5.5%)
  • August22 (7.1%)
  • September30 (9.7%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November28 (9%)
  • December24 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (80%)
  • Wet or damp60 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph237 (76%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph21 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (56%)
  • Pedestrian65 (16%)
  • Cyclist45 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (10%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2038 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3567 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5549 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.1%)
  • Over 7522 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (67%)
  • Passenger66 (17%)
  • Pedestrian65 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car447 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 111th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2022

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2022, with 35 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2022

The A255 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2022: 37, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA255374207
2ndA254273206
3rdA28233007
4thA299182402
5thA256172401
6thB2052101001
7thB201481103
8thB205071001
9thB20557802
10thB20516904
11thB20535600
12thB21905711
13thB20544800
14thA2532201

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2022

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2022: 108.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2022

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2022: 105.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years