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Canterbury road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1982, and 671 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1981 (597), and casualties fell from 782.

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

Collisions in 1982
521
Down 13% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
671
Down 14% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1982

2.1% of collisions in Canterbury in 1982 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious9919%
  • Slight41179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious12218%
  • Slight53780%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1982 is highlighted, with 521, down 13% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday80 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.7%)
  • February43 (8.3%)
  • March25 (4.8%)
  • April30 (5.8%)
  • May52 (10%)
  • June50 (9.6%)
  • July43 (8.3%)
  • August53 (10%)
  • September38 (7.3%)
  • October41 (7.9%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December49 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds430 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (65%)
  • Wet or damp161 (31%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph296 (57%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph166 (32%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (27%)
  • Cyclist87 (13%)
  • Pedestrian79 (12%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1568 (10%)
  • 16 to 20201 (30%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (13%)
  • 36 to 4552 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (63%)
  • Passenger171 (25%)
  • Pedestrian79 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car546 (60%)
  • Motorcycle177 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Canterbury

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Canterbury ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1982.

Collisions
181st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1982

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1982: 76, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287696111
2ndA2456328
3rdA2993374412
4thA291303915
5thA290293701
6thB2205283308
7thA257222618
8thB20687900
9thB20463302
10thB20653802
11thA2602200
12thB20052200
13thA22901400
14thA2491201
15thA29901101
16thB20701100
17thB22081100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1982

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 158.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1982

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1982: 119.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years