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Canterbury road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2007, and 542 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2006 (410), and casualties rose from 536.

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

Collisions in 2007
403
Down 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
542
Up 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2007

1.5% of collisions in Canterbury in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight34686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6011%
  • Slight47688%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2007 is highlighted, with 403, down 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (17%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.2%)
  • February33 (8.2%)
  • March35 (8.7%)
  • April32 (7.9%)
  • May36 (8.9%)
  • June32 (7.9%)
  • July38 (9.4%)
  • August31 (7.7%)
  • September29 (7.2%)
  • October40 (9.9%)
  • November32 (7.9%)
  • December36 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (75%)
  • Wet or damp93 (23%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph238 (59%)
  • 40 mph42 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph81 (20%)
  • 70 mph38 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (14%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (65%)
  • Pedestrian75 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20115 (21%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (14%)
  • 36 to 45100 (18%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (62%)
  • Passenger133 (25%)
  • Pedestrian75 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (79%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2007.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2007

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2007, with 51 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2007

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2007: 75, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287597210
2ndB2205325106
3rdA2253812
4thA299223104
5thA290212702
6thA291182501
7thA2990182501
8thA257162511
9thA20507900
10thB20686902
11thA2604700
12thB20464600
13thB20653701
14thB22483302

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2007

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 128.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2007

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2007: 107.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years