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Canterbury road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 549 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1984, and 736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1983, and casualties rose from 708.

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

Collisions in 1984
549
Level with 1983
Casualties in 1984
736
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
14
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1984

2.6% of collisions in Canterbury in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious14226%
  • Slight39372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.4%
  • Serious16422%
  • Slight55475%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1984 is highlighted, with 549, level with 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday95 (17%)
  • Friday88 (16%)
  • Saturday88 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.4%)
  • February33 (6%)
  • March41 (7.5%)
  • April50 (9.1%)
  • May52 (9.5%)
  • June40 (7.3%)
  • July46 (8.4%)
  • August44 (8%)
  • September45 (8.2%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December45 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds459 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (14%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry389 (71%)
  • Wet or damp156 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph320 (58%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph166 (30%)
  • 70 mph27 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway466 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (24%)
  • Pedestrian104 (14%)
  • Cyclist67 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20212 (29%)
  • 21 to 25108 (15%)
  • 26 to 3591 (12%)
  • 36 to 4570 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5550 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.8%)
  • Over 7517 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider444 (60%)
  • Passenger188 (26%)
  • Pedestrian104 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car627 (64%)
  • Motorcycle187 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 168th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1984

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1984: 76, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2876100120
2ndA2539639
3rdA2994176512
4thB22053442010
5thA257233408
6thA290182003
7thA291182204
8thB20466802
9thB206861202
10thA2603600
11thA20502200
12thM21100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1984

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 160.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1984

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1984: 132.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years