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Canterbury road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 441 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2005, and 558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2004 (477), and casualties fell from 630.

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

Collisions in 2005
441
Down 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
558
Down 11% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2005

1.4% of collisions in Canterbury in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious4811%
  • Slight38788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6111%
  • Slight49188%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2005 is highlighted, with 441, down 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.6%)
  • February21 (4.8%)
  • March13 (2.9%)
  • April38 (8.6%)
  • May31 (7%)
  • June36 (8.2%)
  • July43 (9.8%)
  • August40 (9.1%)
  • September32 (7.3%)
  • October40 (9.1%)
  • November59 (13%)
  • December50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (70%)
  • Wet or damp108 (24%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.4%)
  • Snow9 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph259 (59%)
  • 40 mph48 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph74 (17%)
  • 70 mph44 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (16%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (64%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20103 (18%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 3591 (16%)
  • 36 to 4584 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded31 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (63%)
  • Passenger137 (25%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (78%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 172nd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2005

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2005, with 54 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2005

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2005: 69, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286993010
2ndB2205455136
3rdA2232900
4thA299233725
5thA290222412
6thA2050192403
7thA291151802
8thA2990151702
9thA257111401
10thB20684500
11thA2602200
12thA2291100
13thB20651100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2005

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 139.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2005

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2005: 114.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years