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Canterbury road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2009, and 536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2008 (417), and casualties rose from 535.

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

Collisions in 2009
405
Down 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
536
Level with 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2009

1% of collisions in Canterbury in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight35688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious489%
  • Slight48490%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2009 is highlighted, with 405, down 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (19%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday57 (14%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.1%)
  • February22 (5.4%)
  • March19 (4.7%)
  • April32 (7.9%)
  • May37 (9.1%)
  • June34 (8.4%)
  • July40 (9.9%)
  • August37 (9.1%)
  • September28 (6.9%)
  • October38 (9.4%)
  • November34 (8.4%)
  • December47 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (65%)
  • Wet or damp115 (28%)
  • Frost or ice26 (6.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph228 (56%)
  • 40 mph37 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph78 (19%)
  • 70 mph45 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (19%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (66%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20112 (21%)
  • 21 to 2585 (16%)
  • 26 to 3593 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (65%)
  • Passenger130 (24%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car545 (74%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 141st most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2009

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2009, with 41 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2009

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2009: 65, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28658417
2ndB2205343803
3rdA2274402
4thA299253115
5thA2050213312
6thA290212402
7thA291192403
8thA257162703
9thA2990132101
10thA26081101
11thB20465500
12thB20685600
13thB20652201
14thB22482201

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2009

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 113.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2009

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2009: 93.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years