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Canterbury road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2003, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2002 (421), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2003
453
Up 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
593
Level with 2002
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2003

2.4% of collisions in Canterbury in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious6214%
  • Slight38084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight50886%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2003 is highlighted, with 453, up 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (17%)
  • Tuesday82 (18%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.2%)
  • February51 (11%)
  • March47 (10%)
  • April38 (8.4%)
  • May29 (6.4%)
  • June30 (6.6%)
  • July36 (7.9%)
  • August32 (7.1%)
  • September42 (9.3%)
  • October39 (8.6%)
  • November45 (9.9%)
  • December36 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded45 (9.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (75%)
  • Wet or damp98 (22%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph230 (51%)
  • 40 mph42 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph127 (28%)
  • 70 mph49 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (14%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (64%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20108 (18%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 3590 (15%)
  • 36 to 4587 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.7%)
  • Over 7521 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (64%)
  • Passenger133 (22%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car603 (76%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Canterbury ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 175th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2003

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2003, with 34 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2003

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2003: 71, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28719127
2ndA290374103
3rdA2354507
4thB2205344107
5thA291243513
6thA299223315
7thA2990182513
8thA257131502
9thA2050122112
10thB206891301
11thB204671310
12thA2604500
13thB20652510
14thB20271100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2003

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 106.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2003

CT6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2003: 99.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2003, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years