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Canterbury road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1990, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1989 (443), and casualties fell from 572.

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

Collisions in 1990
437
Down 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
559
Down 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1990

1.6% of collisions in Canterbury in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious8620%
  • Slight34479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious9517%
  • Slight45782%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1990 is highlighted, with 437, down 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (18%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (12%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.6%)
  • February40 (9.2%)
  • March42 (9.6%)
  • April32 (7.3%)
  • May31 (7.1%)
  • June36 (8.2%)
  • July42 (9.6%)
  • August26 (5.9%)
  • September33 (7.6%)
  • October41 (9.4%)
  • November39 (8.9%)
  • December33 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (71%)
  • Wet or damp123 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph233 (53%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph146 (33%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (81%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (16%)
  • Pedestrian75 (13%)
  • Cyclist54 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20151 (27%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (14%)
  • 36 to 4555 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.2%)
  • Over 7520 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (61%)
  • Passenger141 (25%)
  • Pedestrian75 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (69%)
  • Motorcycle90 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1990.

Collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1990

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1990: 78, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287891015
2ndA299435209
3rdB2205293415
4thA2264215
5thA290233111
6thA291213014
7thA2050131513
8thB2068111301
9thA2579901
10thB20464401
11thA20053300
12thB20653501
13thA2602500

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1990

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 123.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1990

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1990: 95.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1990.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years