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Canterbury road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2002, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2001 (503), and casualties fell from 694.

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

Collisions in 2002
421
Down 16% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
593
Down 15% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Canterbury in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight35284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7813%
  • Slight50986%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2002 is highlighted, with 421, down 16% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday82 (19%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.4%)
  • February28 (6.7%)
  • March43 (10%)
  • April27 (6.4%)
  • May36 (8.6%)
  • June43 (10%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August37 (8.8%)
  • September35 (8.3%)
  • October38 (9%)
  • November39 (9.3%)
  • December25 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (16%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (71%)
  • Wet or damp118 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph229 (54%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph91 (22%)
  • 70 mph47 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (16%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20110 (19%)
  • 21 to 2554 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 35108 (18%)
  • 36 to 4575 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 7525 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded45 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (61%)
  • Passenger173 (29%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car565 (76%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 2002.

Collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2002

Heron, Canterbury, CT6 5NR area and Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2002, with 36 collisions each.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2002

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2002: 69, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286910317
2ndB2205374703
3rdA2335338
4thA291243306
5thA299222823
6thA290213102
7thA2050192704
8thA2990193003
9thA257121301
10thB20686600
11thB204651000
12thA2603500
13thB20653502
14thA20051100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2002

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 111.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2002

CT6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2002: 97.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years