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Canterbury road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1988, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 1987 (366), and casualties rose from 529.

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

Collisions in 1988
463
Up 27% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
586
Up 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1988

2.2% of collisions in Canterbury in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious11124%
  • Slight34274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious14324%
  • Slight42973%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1988 is highlighted, with 463, up 27% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.1%)
  • February32 (6.9%)
  • March25 (5.4%)
  • April31 (6.7%)
  • May43 (9.3%)
  • June33 (7.1%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August38 (8.2%)
  • September44 (9.5%)
  • October43 (9.3%)
  • November44 (9.5%)
  • December39 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (68%)
  • Wet or damp137 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph255 (55%)
  • 40 mph37 (8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph146 (32%)
  • 70 mph22 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout38 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (19%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)
  • Cyclist61 (10%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20162 (28%)
  • 21 to 2591 (16%)
  • 26 to 3582 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.1%)
  • Over 7525 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (59%)
  • Passenger144 (25%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (64%)
  • Motorcycle112 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1988.

Collisions
211th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
195th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1988

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1988: 88, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA288899014
2ndA299375928
3rdA290313406
4thB2205313605
5thA2274537
6thA2912529010
7thA257202316
8thA2050132214
9thB20688902
10thB20653300
11thB20462201
12thA2601201

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1988

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 145.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1988

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1988: 118.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years