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Ramsgate road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,834 road traffic collisions in Ramsgate, Thanet, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,984 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 48 were fatal and 831 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 78 collisions, up 16% on 2024 (67).

Collisions since 1979
4,834
214th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,984
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
48
51 people killed
Serious collisions
831
891 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
78
Up 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
98
Up 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Ramsgate

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal481%
  • Serious83117%
  • Slight3,95582%

What the data shows

  • Ramsgate had 796 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 946 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Ramsgate were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,084 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ramsgate, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Ramsgate.

Where Ramsgate ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
214th
Most casualties
217th
Most fatal collisions
232nd
Most serious collisions
222nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday689 (14%)
  • Tuesday733 (15%)
  • Wednesday687 (14%)
  • Thursday667 (14%)
  • Friday867 (18%)
  • Saturday700 (14%)
  • Sunday491 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,630 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,065 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit60 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,433 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road160 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout144 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph4,497 (93%)
  • 40 mph227 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph85 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,918 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds557 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other89 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded152 (3.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,675 (45%)
  • Pedestrian1,403 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist1,015 (17%)
  • Cyclist664 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant92 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant46 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider6 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ramsgate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ramsgate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ramsgate peaked at 151 in 1983; 2025 had 78.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257898
20246786
20236975
20227598
20216378
20207082
20198197
20187191
2017113153
2016109146
2015108135
2014105129
201382102
20128096
201192109
2010103135
200991111
200887111
200785119
2006113135
200593121
2004102127
200386105
2002110135
2001102130
2000108140
1999107147
1998108142
199786119
1996121137
199596120
1994100115
1993105128
1992101130
1991122146
1990132155
1989108134
1988113138
1987102129
1986120147
1985135157
1984147172
1983151179
1982125152
1981151184
1980131154
1979130155

Map of recent crashes in Ramsgate

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ramsgate

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ramsgate

The 24 most recent collisions in Ramsgate happened between 5 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ramsgate

The A254 has the most collisions in Ramsgate, 661 of 4,834 (14%), followed by the A255 (484).

Collisions in Ramsgate on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2546618533126
2ndA255484597587
3rdB2054437567870
4thA253366431468
5thA256192288525
6thB2014106139016
7thB205098129114
8thA29951100

Council area for Ramsgate

Ramsgate is in Thanet, where police recorded 19,901 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Ramsgate accounts for 24% of them.

Postcode districts in Ramsgate

Collisions in Ramsgate were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by CT11 (3,251) and CT12 (1,558).