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Canterbury road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 1999, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (496), and casualties fell from 700.

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

Collisions in 1999
476
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
645
Down 8% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 1999

1.5% of collisions in Canterbury in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious7716%
  • Slight39282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious8713%
  • Slight55085%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 1999 is highlighted, with 476, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (17%)
  • Tuesday76 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.6%)
  • February33 (6.9%)
  • March33 (6.9%)
  • April34 (7.1%)
  • May39 (8.2%)
  • June40 (8.4%)
  • July37 (7.8%)
  • August40 (8.4%)
  • September47 (9.9%)
  • October42 (8.8%)
  • November43 (9%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (66%)
  • Wet or damp150 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph275 (58%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph111 (23%)
  • 70 mph44 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (13%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (68%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)
  • Cyclist59 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20119 (18%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 35119 (18%)
  • 36 to 4573 (11%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.7%)
  • Over 7529 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (61%)
  • Passenger168 (26%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car666 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7%)
  • Motorcycle40 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1999.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 1999

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 1999: 85, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2885102111
2ndB2205384606
3rdA2365128
4thA299253506
5thA290192105
6thA291182004
7thA2050172906
8thA257173000
9thA2990112805
10thB204681912
11thB20687901
12thA2604801
13thB20653400

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 1999

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 133.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 1999

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 1999: 111.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years