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Canterbury road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1994, and 746 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1993 (489), and casualties rose from 654.

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

Collisions in 1994
555
Up 13% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
746
Up 14% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1994

1.1% of collisions in Canterbury in 1994 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious9717%
  • Slight45281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious10915%
  • Slight63185%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1994 is highlighted, with 555, up 13% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (13%)
  • Wednesday88 (16%)
  • Thursday79 (14%)
  • Friday82 (15%)
  • Saturday102 (18%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.1%)
  • February38 (6.8%)
  • March32 (5.8%)
  • April45 (8.1%)
  • May43 (7.7%)
  • June40 (7.2%)
  • July66 (12%)
  • August42 (7.6%)
  • September52 (9.4%)
  • October60 (11%)
  • November42 (7.6%)
  • December50 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (14%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry379 (68%)
  • Wet or damp166 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph335 (60%)
  • 40 mph37 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph162 (29%)
  • 70 mph16 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway473 (85%)
  • Roundabout36 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant446 (60%)
  • Pedestrian101 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (10%)
  • Cyclist70 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1556 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20129 (17%)
  • 21 to 25102 (14%)
  • 26 to 35132 (18%)
  • 36 to 4587 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.2%)
  • Over 7527 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider438 (59%)
  • Passenger207 (28%)
  • Pedestrian101 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car727 (72%)
  • Motorcycle75 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in Canterbury

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Canterbury ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 146th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
146th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1994

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1994: 109, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28109162220
2ndA299528506
3rdB2205465508
4thA290435108
5thA291203215
6thA2182302
7thA2050182401
8thA257182104
9thB206891301
10thB204671100
11thA2605710
12thA20051100
13thB20171100
14thB20651100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1994

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 160.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1994

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1994: 123.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1994, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years