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Canterbury road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1995, and 628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1994 (555), and casualties fell from 746.

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

Collisions in 1995
471
Down 15% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
628
Down 16% on 1994
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1995

1.9% of collisions in Canterbury in 1995 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious9921%
  • Slight36377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious11218%
  • Slight50781%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1995 is highlighted, with 471, down 15% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (16%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday90 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.4%)
  • February36 (7.6%)
  • March43 (9.1%)
  • April28 (5.9%)
  • May40 (8.5%)
  • June41 (8.7%)
  • July43 (9.1%)
  • August37 (7.9%)
  • September39 (8.3%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November45 (9.6%)
  • December40 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry338 (72%)
  • Wet or damp125 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph255 (54%)
  • 40 mph45 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph148 (31%)
  • 70 mph19 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (82%)
  • Roundabout46 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (61%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (11%)
  • Cyclist65 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20109 (17%)
  • 21 to 2594 (15%)
  • 26 to 35106 (17%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5565 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.1%)
  • Over 7525 (4%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (61%)
  • Passenger173 (28%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car606 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1995.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1995

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1995: 92, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2892113124
2ndA2995475110
3rdB2205355008
4thA290303905
5thA2192822
6thA257192407
7thA2050182602
8thA291182102
9thB2068122432
10thA2603500
11thA20051100
12thB20461300
13thB20651101

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1995

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 127.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1995

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1995: 101.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1995, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years