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Canterbury road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 554 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1996, and 759 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1995 (471), and casualties rose from 628.

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

Collisions in 1996
554
Up 18% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
759
Up 21% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1996

1.4% of collisions in Canterbury in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious7714%
  • Slight46985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious8711%
  • Slight66487%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1996 is highlighted, with 554, up 18% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (16%)
  • Tuesday87 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday97 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.9%)
  • February30 (5.4%)
  • March34 (6.1%)
  • April43 (7.8%)
  • May44 (7.9%)
  • June37 (6.7%)
  • July51 (9.2%)
  • August60 (11%)
  • September41 (7.4%)
  • October59 (11%)
  • November65 (12%)
  • December46 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight421 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry368 (66%)
  • Wet or damp162 (29%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.7%)
  • Snow9 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph330 (60%)
  • 40 mph43 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph169 (31%)
  • 70 mph11 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (79%)
  • Roundabout65 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (60%)
  • Pedestrian92 (12%)
  • Cyclist77 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20160 (21%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 35123 (16%)
  • 36 to 45104 (14%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.6%)
  • Over 7527 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider458 (60%)
  • Passenger209 (28%)
  • Pedestrian92 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car768 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle67 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 152nd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1996

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1996: 101, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28101143210
2ndA2997111518
3rdB2205475629
4thA290334105
5thA2050223604
6thA291212503
7thA257172413
8thA2132303
9thB20685700
10thA20054401
11thB20464502
12thA2602300
13thB20652200

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1996

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 162.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1996

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1996: 136.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years