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Thanet road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 2025, and 349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2024 (243), and casualties rose from 311.

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

Collisions in 2025
273
Up 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
349
Up 12% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 2025

1.1% of collisions in Thanet in 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious7929%
  • Slight19170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious8825%
  • Slight25874%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 273, up 12% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 273
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (17%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday65 (24%)
  • Saturday25 (9.2%)
  • Sunday18 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.6%)
  • February18 (6.6%)
  • March33 (12%)
  • April19 (7%)
  • May24 (8.8%)
  • June26 (9.5%)
  • July12 (4.4%)
  • August26 (9.5%)
  • September20 (7.3%)
  • October27 (9.9%)
  • November23 (8.4%)
  • December27 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (5.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (82%)
  • Wet or damp40 (15%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph217 (79%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph14 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (54%)
  • Pedestrian74 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (11%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2044 (13%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.3%)
  • Over 7513 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (62%)
  • Pedestrian74 (21%)
  • Passenger60 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (71%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 129th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thanet in 2025

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet in 2025, with 29 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 2025

The A255 had the most collisions in Thanet in 2025: 28, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2552842011
2ndA254233205
3rdA28162115
4thA256151602
5thA299152516
6thB2050121304
7thB2052101303
8thB2055101003
9thB20146702
10thB20513500
11thB20543401
12thB20532301
13thA2531100
14thB21901200

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 2025

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 2025: 88.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 2025

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 2025: 84.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years