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CT7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,797 road traffic collisions in the CT7 postcode district, Thanet, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 337 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
1,797
1,841st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,558
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
51 people killed
Serious collisions
337
419 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
Down 12% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CT7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal462.6%
  • Serious33719%
  • Slight1,41479%

What the data shows

  • CT7 had 286 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 397 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in CT7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 271 children under 16 were killed or injured in CT7, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in CT7.

Where CT7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,841st
Most casualties
1,826th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
1,912th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday255 (14%)
  • Tuesday252 (14%)
  • Wednesday260 (14%)
  • Thursday250 (14%)
  • Friday274 (15%)
  • Saturday260 (14%)
  • Sunday246 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,340 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting175 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,299 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway323 (18%)
  • Roundabout153 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph793 (44%)
  • 40 mph129 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph28 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph564 (31%)
  • 70 mph276 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,383 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds231 (13%)
  • Fog or mist32 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other53 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,735 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist311 (12%)
  • Pedestrian259 (10%)
  • Cyclist111 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant60 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CT7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CT7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CT7 peaked at 60 in 1980; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252537
20242442
20232434
20222739
20213043
20202631
20192735
20182837
20173651
20163960
20153850
20144472
20133250
20122844
20113040
20103657
20094565
20084361
20075589
20064659
20053245
20045070
20033743
20024254
20014365
20003952
19993744
19983249
19974158
19965075
19952736
19944258
19932938
19924355
19914656
19904262
19895370
19884475
19874168
19863947
19854177
19844049
19834360
19823857
19814569
19806085
19793845

Map of recent crashes in CT7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CT7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CT7

The 24 most recent collisions in CT7 happened between 10 February and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CT7

The A28 has the most collisions in CT7, 754 of 1,797 (42%), followed by the A299 (309).

Collisions in CT7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287541,09427159
2ndA2993094601147
3rdB2050127195026
4thB204882105015
5thB2049487307
6thA253275236

Council areas covering CT7

Collisions in CT7 were recorded in 2 council areas. Thanet has 1,744 of 1,797 (97%).

Collisions in CT7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stThanet1,7442,46744322
2ndCanterbury5391215

Town in CT7

Of the 1,797 collisions in CT7, 701 (39%) were in Margate.