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Canterbury road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2012, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2011 (403), and casualties rose from 520.

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

Collisions in 2012
390
Down 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
522
Level with 2011
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2012

2.1% of collisions in Canterbury in 2012 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious348.7%
  • Slight34889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious428%
  • Slight47290%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2012 is highlighted, with 390, down 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday61 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.2%)
  • February22 (5.6%)
  • March26 (6.7%)
  • April27 (6.9%)
  • May31 (7.9%)
  • June23 (5.9%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August30 (7.7%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October30 (7.7%)
  • November52 (13%)
  • December37 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (66%)
  • Wet or damp120 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph234 (60%)
  • 40 mph58 (15%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph45 (12%)
  • 70 mph33 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (12%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (63%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)
  • Cyclist48 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2071 (14%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 3586 (16%)
  • 36 to 4575 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (7.3%)
  • Over 7519 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (63%)
  • Passenger124 (24%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 128th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2012

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2012, with 40 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2012

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2012: 59, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28598001
2ndB2205404915
3rdA2222802
4thA2990202903
5thA257182013
6thA290172002
7thA2050162101
8thA299152611
9thA291112102
10thB20685702
11thB20463410
12thA2602200
13thA251101
14thB22481100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2012

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 114.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2012

CT6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2012: 89.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years