Skip to main content
CrashStats

Canterbury road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 503 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2001, and 694 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2000 (467), and casualties rose from 628.

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

Collisions in 2001
503
Up 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
694
Up 11% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2001

1.4% of collisions in Canterbury in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight43286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious7611%
  • Slight61188%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2001 is highlighted, with 503, up 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (16%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (17%)
  • Friday77 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.6%)
  • February30 (6%)
  • March39 (7.8%)
  • April34 (6.8%)
  • May45 (8.9%)
  • June42 (8.3%)
  • July51 (10%)
  • August41 (8.2%)
  • September37 (7.4%)
  • October45 (8.9%)
  • November48 (9.5%)
  • December53 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (17%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (66%)
  • Wet or damp151 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph296 (59%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph125 (25%)
  • 70 mph40 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (63%)
  • Pedestrian92 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20133 (19%)
  • 21 to 2567 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35102 (15%)
  • 36 to 4594 (14%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.6%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded60 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (58%)
  • Passenger197 (28%)
  • Pedestrian92 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car668 (74%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Canterbury

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Canterbury ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 165th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2001

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2001, with 52 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2001

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2001: 75, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2875107212
2ndB2205395615
3rdA290293604
4thA299274205
5thA2243415
6thA2050232501
7thA257223313
8thA2990193303
9thA291182401
10thB2068121300
11thB204681100
12thA20052210
13thA2602200

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2001

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 137.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2001

CT1 and CT6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2001, with 109 each.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years