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Canterbury road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 584 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1980, and 782 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1979 (537), and casualties rose from 714.

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

Collisions in 1980
584
Up 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
782
Up 10% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1980

2.1% of collisions in Canterbury in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious16328%
  • Slight40970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious19725%
  • Slight57273%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1980 is highlighted, with 584, up 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday91 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday89 (15%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.7%)
  • February31 (5.3%)
  • March45 (7.7%)
  • April54 (9.2%)
  • May51 (8.7%)
  • June49 (8.4%)
  • July49 (8.4%)
  • August43 (7.4%)
  • September52 (8.9%)
  • October57 (9.8%)
  • November59 (10%)
  • December43 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds468 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry397 (68%)
  • Wet or damp172 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph353 (60%)
  • 40 mph61 (10%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph135 (23%)
  • 70 mph27 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout34 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist209 (27%)
  • Pedestrian114 (15%)
  • Cyclist73 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1576 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20243 (31%)
  • 21 to 25102 (13%)
  • 26 to 3597 (12%)
  • 36 to 4574 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5540 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider448 (57%)
  • Passenger220 (28%)
  • Pedestrian114 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car594 (60%)
  • Motorcycle209 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in Canterbury

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Canterbury ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 157th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1980

The A2 and A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1980, with 72 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA272136319
2ndA287284315
3rdA2904560110
4thB22054557113
5thA2993555017
6thA257202514
7thA291162006
8thB20685701
9thA20053501
10thA2493300
11thA2602201
12thB20652201
13thB20461100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1980

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 214.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1980

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1980: 176.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1980, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years