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Canterbury road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 549 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1983, and 708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1982 (521), and casualties rose from 671.

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

Collisions in 1983
549
Up 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
708
Up 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
18
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1983

3.3% of collisions in Canterbury in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.3%
  • Serious12423%
  • Slight40774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious15322%
  • Slight53576%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1983 is highlighted, with 549, up 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (11%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (15%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.9%)
  • February36 (6.6%)
  • March34 (6.2%)
  • April40 (7.3%)
  • May50 (9.1%)
  • June70 (13%)
  • July51 (9.3%)
  • August45 (8.2%)
  • September46 (8.4%)
  • October40 (7.3%)
  • November53 (9.7%)
  • December46 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight398 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (10%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry402 (73%)
  • Wet or damp133 (24%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph314 (57%)
  • 40 mph47 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph161 (29%)
  • 70 mph25 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (10%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist191 (27%)
  • Pedestrian108 (15%)
  • Cyclist83 (12%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1557 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20211 (30%)
  • 21 to 2578 (11%)
  • 26 to 3570 (9.9%)
  • 36 to 4583 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.4%)
  • Over 7538 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (60%)
  • Passenger174 (25%)
  • Pedestrian108 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (59%)
  • Motorcycle197 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 156th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1983

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1983: 81, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2881104218
2ndA25086112
3rdA2903645310
4thB2205364025
5thA299324738
6thA257252526
7thA291202915
8thB20687701
9thB20466800
10thB20653301
11thA2601201
12thA2921100
13thB20551200

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1983

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 149.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1983

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1983: 119.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years