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Canterbury road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1985, and 708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (549), and casualties fell from 736.

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

Collisions in 1985
532
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
708
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1985

2.1% of collisions in Canterbury in 1985 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious13525%
  • Slight38673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious16423%
  • Slight53175%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1985 is highlighted, with 532, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday89 (17%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday93 (17%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.6%)
  • February27 (5.1%)
  • March42 (7.9%)
  • April40 (7.5%)
  • May54 (10%)
  • June40 (7.5%)
  • July46 (8.6%)
  • August63 (12%)
  • September50 (9.4%)
  • October32 (6%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December50 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (71%)
  • Wet or damp130 (24%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.4%)
  • Snow13 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph289 (54%)
  • 40 mph48 (9%)
  • 60 mph174 (33%)
  • 70 mph21 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway452 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (23%)
  • Pedestrian96 (14%)
  • Cyclist68 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20181 (26%)
  • 21 to 25117 (17%)
  • 26 to 35100 (14%)
  • 36 to 4584 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (59%)
  • Passenger196 (28%)
  • Pedestrian96 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car618 (67%)
  • Motorcycle164 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 170th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1985

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1985: 85, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2885130026
2ndB22054447011
3rdA290354519
4thA299324629
5thA291304014
6thA2244137
7thA2050162402
8thB2068152205
9thA257122014
10thB204671201
11thB20656702
12thA2603300
13thA20051100
14thA2541201

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1985

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 144.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1985

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1985: 123.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1985, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years