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Canterbury road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1998, and 700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (524), and casualties rose from 681.

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

Collisions in 1998
496
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
700
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1998

0.4% of collisions in Canterbury in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious8517%
  • Slight40982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious9914%
  • Slight59986%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1998 is highlighted, with 496, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday85 (17%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.5%)
  • February32 (6.5%)
  • March42 (8.5%)
  • April38 (7.7%)
  • May52 (10%)
  • June39 (7.9%)
  • July33 (6.7%)
  • August46 (9.3%)
  • September49 (9.9%)
  • October45 (9.1%)
  • November52 (10%)
  • December36 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (67%)
  • Wet or damp157 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph297 (60%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph131 (26%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (65%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist59 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6%)
  • 16 to 20122 (17%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35125 (18%)
  • 36 to 4577 (11%)
  • 46 to 5560 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6565 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.6%)
  • Over 7526 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (60%)
  • Passenger197 (28%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car678 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle58 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1998.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1998

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1998: 92, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2892121117
2ndB2205374306
3rdA290293702
4thA299254606
5thA2233706
6thA291233307
7thA257192702
8thA2050162301
9thB2046111502
10thB206861301
11thB20654601
12thA2603901
13thA20051100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1998

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 138.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1998

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1998: 112.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years