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Canterbury road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2008, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2007 (403), and casualties fell from 542.

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

Collisions in 2008
417
Up 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
535
Down 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2008

0.2% of collisions in Canterbury in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6616%
  • Slight35084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7013%
  • Slight46487%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2008 is highlighted, with 417, up 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.7%)
  • February40 (9.6%)
  • March33 (7.9%)
  • April34 (8.2%)
  • May35 (8.4%)
  • June33 (7.9%)
  • July40 (9.6%)
  • August17 (4.1%)
  • September41 (9.8%)
  • October32 (7.7%)
  • November41 (9.8%)
  • December39 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (68%)
  • Wet or damp122 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph259 (62%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph72 (17%)
  • 70 mph37 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (14%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (67%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20103 (19%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (15%)
  • 36 to 45100 (19%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (68%)
  • Passenger104 (19%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car598 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 153rd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2008

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2008, with 44 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2008

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2008: 78, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2878104014
2ndB2205354406
3rdA299223001
4thA2990223701
5thA2212702
6thA2050192102
7thA290172005
8thA257151502
9thA291122103
10thB206871203
11thB20465700
12thA2603600
13thA20051100
14thB20651100
15thB22481100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2008

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 131.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2008

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2008: 110.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years