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Canterbury road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1986, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1985 (532), and casualties fell from 708.

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

Collisions in 1986
472
Down 11% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
619
Down 13% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1986

2.5% of collisions in Canterbury in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious12226%
  • Slight33872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious14223%
  • Slight46475%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1986 is highlighted, with 472, down 11% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (11%)
  • February29 (6.1%)
  • March34 (7.2%)
  • April31 (6.6%)
  • May34 (7.2%)
  • June40 (8.5%)
  • July45 (9.5%)
  • August33 (7%)
  • September31 (6.6%)
  • October57 (12%)
  • November39 (8.3%)
  • December49 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds386 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (66%)
  • Wet or damp135 (29%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph269 (57%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph153 (32%)
  • 70 mph18 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (22%)
  • Pedestrian85 (14%)
  • Cyclist55 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20158 (26%)
  • 21 to 2593 (15%)
  • 26 to 35107 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (10%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (62%)
  • Passenger152 (25%)
  • Pedestrian85 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car601 (72%)
  • Motorcycle134 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Canterbury ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1986.

Collisions
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1986

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1986: 75, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287591223
2ndA2994569211
3rdA290354119
4thA291273609
5thB2205253913
6thA2244319
7thA2050162515
8thB2068121804
9thA257101203
10thB20464601
11thB20654500
12thA20051100
13thB2051100
14thB20501100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1986

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 134.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1986

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1986: 95.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1986, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years