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Margate road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,984 road traffic collisions in Margate, Thanet, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,733 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 59 were fatal and 1,177 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 88 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (81).

Collisions since 1979
6,984
162nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
8,733
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
59
60 people killed
Serious collisions
1,177
1,255 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
88
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
104
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Margate

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal590.8%
  • Serious1,17717%
  • Slight5,74882%

What the data shows

  • Margate had 1,124 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 1,482 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Margate were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,400 children under 16 were killed or injured in Margate, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in Margate.

Where Margate ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
162nd
Most casualties
159th
Most fatal collisions
188th
Most serious collisions
162nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,004 (14%)
  • Tuesday971 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,041 (15%)
  • Thursday1,035 (15%)
  • Friday1,172 (17%)
  • Saturday1,014 (15%)
  • Sunday747 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,192 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,612 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit66 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown62 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,018 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway455 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road314 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout166 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph6,372 (91%)
  • 40 mph477 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph90 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,662 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds821 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds68 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other137 (2%)
  • Not recorded186 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,187 (48%)
  • Pedestrian2,007 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist1,346 (15%)
  • Cyclist806 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant158 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant85 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant49 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Margate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Margate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Margate peaked at 220 in 1980; 2025 had 88.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 88
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202588104
20248195
202393124
2022108129
2021104131
202099117
2019122146
2018130163
2017142189
2016157217
2015152198
2014151192
2013154196
2012129174
2011146186
2010133167
2009140176
2008140179
2007150188
2006187249
2005184226
2004139162
2003156200
2002174221
2001179219
2000164217
1999149180
1998148197
1997168222
1996187235
1995155180
1994149197
1993143175
1992175212
1991153178
1990122150
1989167190
1988173217
1987126158
1986150189
1985128157
1984158194
1983163198
1982174223
1981185234
1980220261
1979189221

Map of recent crashes in Margate

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Margate

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Margate

The 24 most recent collisions in Margate happened between 16 October and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Margate

The A28 has the most collisions in Margate, 1,479 of 6,984 (21%), followed by the B2052 (712).

Collisions in Margate on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA281,4791,90625285
2ndB20527128636125
3rdA254536705487
4thA255242302142
5thB2049143179124
6thB2055111128018
7thB2051101137224
8thB2048415607
9thB2050101000
10thB20534400

Council area for Margate

Margate is in Thanet, where police recorded 19,901 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Margate accounts for 35% of them.

Postcode districts in Margate

Collisions in Margate were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by CT9 (5,651) and CT7 (701).