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Canterbury road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 406 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2010, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2009 (405), and casualties rose from 536.

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

Collisions in 2010
406
Level with 2009
Casualties in 2010
543
Up 1% on 2009
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2010

1.7% of collisions in Canterbury in 2010 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious4210%
  • Slight35788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious499%
  • Slight48790%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2010 is highlighted, with 406, level with 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (17%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.2%)
  • February35 (8.6%)
  • March33 (8.1%)
  • April32 (7.9%)
  • May27 (6.7%)
  • June31 (7.6%)
  • July33 (8.1%)
  • August36 (8.9%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November48 (12%)
  • December21 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (69%)
  • Wet or damp97 (24%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.7%)
  • Snow11 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph244 (60%)
  • 40 mph42 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph70 (17%)
  • 70 mph42 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (17%)
  • Roundabout29 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (67%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2091 (17%)
  • 21 to 2592 (17%)
  • 26 to 3599 (18%)
  • 36 to 4577 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (63%)
  • Passenger139 (26%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (79%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Canterbury ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 136th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2010

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2010, with 32 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2010

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2010: 71, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28719305
2ndB2205435704
3rdA2364725
4thA2990202600
5thA291192912
6thA290172300
7thA2050162112
8thA299152111
9thA257121801
10thA26091503
11thB22484400
12thB20463300
13thB20683501
14thB20652501

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2010

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 117.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2010

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2010: 89.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2010, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years