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Canterbury road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 524 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1997, and 681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1996 (554), and casualties fell from 759.

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

Collisions in 1997
524
Down 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
681
Down 10% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1997

1% of collisions in Canterbury in 1997 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious9318%
  • Slight42681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious10115%
  • Slight57584%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1997 is highlighted, with 524, down 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday90 (17%)
  • Wednesday92 (18%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.5%)
  • February40 (7.6%)
  • March35 (6.7%)
  • April47 (9%)
  • May48 (9.2%)
  • June35 (6.7%)
  • July46 (8.8%)
  • August44 (8.4%)
  • September46 (8.8%)
  • October49 (9.4%)
  • November41 (7.8%)
  • December43 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight390 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (14%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (67%)
  • Wet or damp149 (28%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph312 (60%)
  • 40 mph57 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph121 (23%)
  • 70 mph26 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout47 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (59%)
  • Pedestrian110 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist61 (9%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1045 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20111 (16%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35114 (17%)
  • 36 to 4577 (11%)
  • 46 to 5571 (10%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.7%)
  • Over 7526 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (60%)
  • Passenger163 (24%)
  • Pedestrian110 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car722 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 168th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1997

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1997: 108, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28108126017
2ndA2995384311
3rdB2205445006
4thA290334108
5thA2253724
6thA2050233205
7thA291171904
8thB2068112105
9thA25761100
10thB20653302
11thA20052200
12thA2602300
13thB20462301

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1997

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 172.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1997

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1997: 150.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years