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Canterbury road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2004, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2003 (453), and casualties rose from 593.

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

Collisions in 2004
477
Up 5% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
630
Up 6% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2004

1.9% of collisions in Canterbury in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious5010%
  • Slight41888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious629.8%
  • Slight55989%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2004 is highlighted, with 477, up 5% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8%)
  • February30 (6.3%)
  • March35 (7.3%)
  • April30 (6.3%)
  • May36 (7.5%)
  • June36 (7.5%)
  • July43 (9%)
  • August47 (9.9%)
  • September46 (9.6%)
  • October45 (9.4%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December43 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (7.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (67%)
  • Wet or damp145 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph276 (58%)
  • 40 mph52 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph107 (22%)
  • 70 mph38 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (15%)
  • Roundabout49 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (62%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (10%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7%)
  • 16 to 20125 (20%)
  • 21 to 2597 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (13%)
  • 36 to 4588 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (61%)
  • Passenger156 (25%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car652 (77%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 154th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2004

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2004, with 46 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2004

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2004: 75, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2875110110
2ndB2205426303
3rdA2294412
4thA290243505
5thA299233403
6thA291222701
7thA2050202524
8thA2990172103
9thA257141721
10thB2046101402
11thB20686700
12thA2604600
13thB20654600

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2004

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 145.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2004

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2004: 109.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2004, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years