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Canterbury road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1991, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1990 (437), and casualties rose from 559.

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

Collisions in 1991
447
Up 2% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
599
Up 7% on 1990
Fatal collisions
16
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1991

3.6% of collisions in Canterbury in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.6%
  • Serious9321%
  • Slight33876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.2%
  • Serious11519%
  • Slight46578%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1991 is highlighted, with 447, up 2% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (11%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (11%)
  • Thursday77 (17%)
  • Friday88 (20%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.8%)
  • February25 (5.6%)
  • March39 (8.7%)
  • April29 (6.5%)
  • May43 (9.6%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July40 (8.9%)
  • August27 (6%)
  • September48 (11%)
  • October40 (8.9%)
  • November41 (9.2%)
  • December41 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (17%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (72%)
  • Wet or damp109 (24%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph258 (58%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph143 (32%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (10%)
  • Roundabout27 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (15%)
  • Pedestrian75 (13%)
  • Cyclist65 (11%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20125 (21%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 35113 (19%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6%)
  • Over 7521 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (62%)
  • Passenger154 (26%)
  • Pedestrian75 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (68%)
  • Motorcycle86 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1991.

Collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1991

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1991: 81, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2881101316
2ndB2205415119
3rdA299375245
4thA2244424
5thA290213211
6thA291193003
7thA2050182505
8thA257121401
9thB20685703
10thB20463401
11thB20653611
12thA2602202

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1991

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 139.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1991

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1991: 109.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years