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Canterbury road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2011, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2010 (406), and casualties fell from 543.

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

Collisions in 2011
403
Down 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
520
Down 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2011

1.7% of collisions in Canterbury in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight34987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious519.8%
  • Slight46189%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2011 is highlighted, with 403, down 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (12%)
  • Thursday79 (20%)
  • Friday52 (13%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February33 (8.2%)
  • March30 (7.4%)
  • April32 (7.9%)
  • May31 (7.7%)
  • June43 (11%)
  • July34 (8.4%)
  • August26 (6.5%)
  • September34 (8.4%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November30 (7.4%)
  • December32 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (74%)
  • Wet or damp97 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph247 (61%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph72 (18%)
  • 70 mph35 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (12%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (56%)
  • Pedestrian74 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (14%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2093 (18%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3584 (16%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5572 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 7523 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (64%)
  • Passenger113 (22%)
  • Pedestrian74 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (74%)
  • Motorcycle71 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 129th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2011

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2011, with 39 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2011

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2011: 72, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287295312
2ndB2205394803
3rdA2284202
4thA291222815
5thA290182501
6thA2990172112
7thA299131702
8thA257121702
9thA205091613
10thA26071300
11thB20466810
12thB20685502
13thB22483300

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2011

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 115.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2011

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2011: 97.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years