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Canterbury road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2006, and 536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2005 (441), and casualties fell from 558.

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

Collisions in 2006
410
Down 7% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
536
Down 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2006

2% of collisions in Canterbury in 2006 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious368.8%
  • Slight36689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious458.4%
  • Slight48290%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2006 is highlighted, with 410, down 7% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday80 (20%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.1%)
  • February27 (6.6%)
  • March32 (7.8%)
  • April31 (7.6%)
  • May38 (9.3%)
  • June34 (8.3%)
  • July32 (7.8%)
  • August33 (8%)
  • September37 (9%)
  • October36 (8.8%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December38 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (71%)
  • Wet or damp113 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph249 (61%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph71 (17%)
  • 70 mph34 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (63%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20113 (21%)
  • 21 to 2590 (17%)
  • 26 to 3577 (14%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (64%)
  • Passenger121 (23%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (78%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Canterbury ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 2006.

Collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2006

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2006, with 41 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2006

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2006: 71, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287192110
2ndB2205243001
3rdA2233000
4thA299192731
5thA2990172810
6thA2050162202
7thA291162211
8thA290142401
9thA25791201
10thA2604500
11thB20684400
12thB20462600
13thA20051100
14thB2051100
15thB22481100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2006

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 119.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2006

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2006: 109.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2006, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Canterbury road accidents in other years