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Canterbury road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 513 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1992, and 695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1991 (447), and casualties rose from 599.

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

Collisions in 1992
513
Up 15% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
695
Up 16% on 1991
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1992

1.4% of collisions in Canterbury in 1992 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10520%
  • Slight40178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious12618%
  • Slight56281%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1992 is highlighted, with 513, up 15% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (16%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday81 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.2%)
  • February28 (5.5%)
  • March44 (8.6%)
  • April34 (6.6%)
  • May55 (11%)
  • June40 (7.8%)
  • July40 (7.8%)
  • August44 (8.6%)
  • September54 (11%)
  • October48 (9.4%)
  • November30 (5.8%)
  • December49 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight437 (85%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (20%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry343 (67%)
  • Wet or damp160 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph293 (57%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph149 (29%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (10%)
  • Roundabout36 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (54%)
  • Pedestrian105 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (11%)
  • Cyclist66 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (5%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20122 (18%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 35114 (16%)
  • 36 to 4593 (13%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5%)
  • Over 7526 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (56%)
  • Passenger199 (29%)
  • Pedestrian105 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (70%)
  • Motorcycle80 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 163rd most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1992

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1992: 88, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2888114113
2ndA2994389210
3rdA290384716
4thB22053842011
5thA2346137
6thA2050162003
7thB2068163104
8thA257151704
9thA291141702
10thB20465703
11thA20053401
12thB20653402
13thA2601201

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1992

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 158.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1992

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1992: 123.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1992, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1992.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years