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Canterbury road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2000, and 628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1999 (476), and casualties fell from 645.

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

Collisions in 2000
467
Down 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
628
Down 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2000

0.9% of collisions in Canterbury in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight40286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight55188%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2000 is highlighted, with 467, down 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday57 (12%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.4%)
  • February45 (9.6%)
  • March30 (6.4%)
  • April36 (7.7%)
  • May45 (9.6%)
  • June29 (6.2%)
  • July35 (7.5%)
  • August33 (7.1%)
  • September37 (7.9%)
  • October44 (9.4%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December41 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (60%)
  • Wet or damp174 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph249 (53%)
  • 40 mph54 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph114 (24%)
  • 70 mph46 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (15%)
  • Roundabout38 (8.1%)
  • 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 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant418 (67%)
  • Pedestrian69 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (10%)
  • Cyclist57 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2099 (16%)
  • 21 to 2572 (11%)
  • 26 to 35116 (18%)
  • 36 to 4592 (15%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.6%)
  • Over 7522 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (64%)
  • Passenger160 (25%)
  • Pedestrian69 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car678 (77%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 2000.

Collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2000

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2000: 77, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287796111
2ndA290344406
3rdA2334805
4thA2050263503
5thB2205253111
6thA299213403
7thA2990213103
8thA257202612
9thA291152103
10thB206871301
11thB20464801
12thA2603502
13thB20653300
14thA20052300

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2000

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 133.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2000

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2000: 112.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2000.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years