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Canterbury road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1993, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1992 (513), and casualties fell from 695.

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

Collisions in 1993
489
Down 5% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
654
Down 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1993

0.8% of collisions in Canterbury in 1993 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious11824%
  • Slight36775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious13420%
  • Slight51679%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1993 is highlighted, with 489, down 5% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (17%)
  • Tuesday84 (17%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.2%)
  • February43 (8.8%)
  • March46 (9.4%)
  • April35 (7.2%)
  • May41 (8.4%)
  • June32 (6.5%)
  • July36 (7.4%)
  • August44 (9%)
  • September42 (8.6%)
  • October39 (8%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December42 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (16%)
  • Fog or mist16 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry326 (67%)
  • Wet or damp152 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph281 (57%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph145 (30%)
  • 70 mph22 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (13%)
  • Pedestrian87 (13%)
  • Cyclist51 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20118 (18%)
  • 21 to 2596 (15%)
  • 26 to 35127 (19%)
  • 36 to 4570 (11%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.2%)
  • Over 7520 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (58%)
  • Passenger188 (29%)
  • Pedestrian87 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car636 (73%)
  • Motorcycle92 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 164th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1993

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1993: 101, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28101145125
2ndA2995386114
3rdB2205263405
4thA2243104
5thA290242803
6thA257192613
7thA291162603
8thA2050151807
9thB20467903
10thB20687702
11thB20655500

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1993

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 141.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1993

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1993: 116.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1993, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years