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CT9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,845 road traffic collisions in the CT9 postcode district, Thanet, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,615 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 60 were fatal and 1,191 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 84 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (72).

Collisions since 1979
6,845
204th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,615
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
60
65 people killed
Serious collisions
1,191
1,296 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
84
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
101
Up 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CT9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal600.9%
  • Serious1,19117%
  • Slight5,59482%

What the data shows

  • CT9 had 1,083 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 1,445 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in CT9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,322 children under 16 were killed or injured in CT9, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in CT9.

Where CT9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
204th
Most casualties
256th
Most fatal collisions
928th
Most serious collisions
211th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday975 (14%)
  • Tuesday958 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,008 (15%)
  • Thursday1,008 (15%)
  • Friday1,147 (17%)
  • Saturday1,020 (15%)
  • Sunday729 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,036 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,583 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting104 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown64 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit57 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,158 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road312 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout197 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph6,150 (90%)
  • 40 mph361 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph278 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,516 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds824 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds73 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist31 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other126 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded186 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,201 (49%)
  • Pedestrian1,780 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist1,448 (17%)
  • Cyclist824 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant141 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant78 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant38 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant32 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CT9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CT9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CT9 peaked at 208 in 1980; 2025 had 84.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 84
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202584101
20247295
202394129
2022105125
2021101129
202093109
2019122149
2018122157
2017137183
2016153208
2015158202
2014141174
2013156199
2012122158
2011155199
2010125156
2009149191
2008124159
2007130168
2006185242
2005174222
2004133153
2003156200
2002159208
2001185229
2000154206
1999150189
1998145188
1997159207
1996177233
1995157187
1994138179
1993144165
1992168202
1991133154
1990133174
1989159184
1988174205
1987125152
1986143185
1985132164
1984161201
1983187226
1982170226
1981197244
1980208254
1979196245

Map of recent crashes in CT9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CT9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CT9

The 24 most recent collisions in CT9 happened between 8 October and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CT9

The A28 has the most collisions in CT9, 968 of 6,845 (14%), followed by the B2052 (851).

Collisions in CT9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA289681,2219186
2ndB20528511,04010145
3rdA2547099309127
4thA255287371254
5thB2049186240231
6thB2055111128018
7thA25682121014
8thB205182113217
9thB2190141903
10thB2053111102

Council area for CT9

CT9 is in Thanet, where police recorded 19,901 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CT9 accounts for 34% of them.

Towns in CT9

Collisions in CT9 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Margate (5,651) and Broadstairs (188).