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Canterbury road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 537 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1979, and 714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,515 collisions in Canterbury.

Collisions in 1979
537
Casualties in 1979
714
Fatal collisions
15
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1979

2.8% of collisions in Canterbury in 1979 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious15829%
  • Slight36468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious19928%
  • Slight49870%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1979 is highlighted, with 537.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025284357
2024276375
2023292412
2022351437
2021307398
2020287359
2019336448
2018367485
2017367474
2016337462
2015371510
2014417534
2013352460
2012390522
2011403520
2010406543
2009405536
2008417535
2007403542
2006410536
2005441558
2004477630
2003453593
2002421593
2001503694
2000467628
1999476645
1998496700
1997524681
1996554759
1995471628
1994555746
1993489654
1992513695
1991447599
1990437559
1989443572
1988463586
1987366529
1986472619
1985532708
1984549736
1983549708
1982521671
1981597782
1980584782
1979537714

When and where crashes happen in Canterbury in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday75 (14%)
  • Friday85 (16%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.2%)
  • February30 (5.6%)
  • March37 (6.9%)
  • April41 (7.6%)
  • May54 (10%)
  • June37 (6.9%)
  • July60 (11%)
  • August46 (8.6%)
  • September54 (10%)
  • October48 (8.9%)
  • November41 (7.6%)
  • December45 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight394 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (67%)
  • Wet or damp139 (26%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.7%)
  • Snow18 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (58%)
  • 40 mph37 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph86 (16%)
  • 70 mph92 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist180 (25%)
  • Pedestrian97 (14%)
  • Cyclist55 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20186 (26%)
  • 21 to 2590 (13%)
  • 26 to 35120 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.6%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (60%)
  • Passenger188 (26%)
  • Pedestrian97 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car606 (64%)
  • Motorcycle179 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Canterbury

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Canterbury ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 175 of them in 1979.

Collisions
176th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1979

The A2 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1979: 76, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA276110320
2ndA287392418
3rdB22054759016
4thA2993467116
5thA2912132110
6thA290182103
7thA257141716
8thB206891002
9thA20057700
10thA2604503
11thB20464511
12thM22301
13thA2491101
14thB20081100
15thB20651100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1979

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 150.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1979

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1979: 130.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1979, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years