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Canterbury road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1987, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 1986 (472), and casualties fell from 619.

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

Collisions in 1987
366
Down 22% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
529
Down 15% on 1986
Fatal collisions
12
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1987

3.3% of collisions in Canterbury in 1987 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.3%
  • Serious13236%
  • Slight22261%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious16531%
  • Slight35267%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1987 is highlighted, with 366, down 22% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (3.6%)
  • February38 (10%)
  • March29 (7.9%)
  • April28 (7.7%)
  • May36 (9.8%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July34 (9.3%)
  • August26 (7.1%)
  • September27 (7.4%)
  • October28 (7.7%)
  • November33 (9%)
  • December33 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (64%)
  • Wet or damp123 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (57%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph107 (29%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (9%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (18%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)
  • Cyclist48 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20142 (27%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3570 (13%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (54%)
  • Passenger156 (29%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (71%)
  • Motorcycle94 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1987.

Collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1987

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1987: 59, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA285983113
2ndA2993369413
3rdA22751310
4thA2902229010
5thB2205192707
6thA257162304
7thB2068132418
8thA205061111
9thA2916602
10thB20052201
11thB20652402
12thA20051100
13thA22051101
14thA2271101
15thB20401101
16thB20461110
17thB20501101

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1987

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 105.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1987

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1987: 81.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1987, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years