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Canterbury road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1989, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1988 (463), and casualties fell from 586.

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

Collisions in 1989
443
Down 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
572
Down 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
14
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1989

3.2% of collisions in Canterbury in 1989 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious11125%
  • Slight31872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.8%
  • Serious12822%
  • Slight42875%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1989 is highlighted, with 443, down 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (19%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday75 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.6%)
  • February43 (9.7%)
  • March40 (9%)
  • April24 (5.4%)
  • May30 (6.8%)
  • June36 (8.1%)
  • July38 (8.6%)
  • August37 (8.4%)
  • September32 (7.2%)
  • October31 (7%)
  • November59 (13%)
  • December35 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (71%)
  • Wet or damp115 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (51%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph152 (34%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (18%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)
  • Cyclist57 (10%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20136 (24%)
  • 21 to 2588 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.2%)
  • Over 7525 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (60%)
  • Passenger145 (25%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (64%)
  • Motorcycle102 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 1989.

Collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1989

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1989: 80, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2880110317
2ndA2994162311
3rdA2283725
4thA290283109
5thB2205283417
6thA291202815
7thA2050151806
8thB2068122105
9thA257101101
10thA2603402
11thB20653400
12thB20461100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1989

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 115.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1989

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1989: 96.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years