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Canterbury road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2013, and 460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2012 (390), and casualties fell from 522.

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

Collisions in 2013
352
Down 10% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
460
Down 12% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2013

2% of collisions in Canterbury in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight29684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight40287%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2013 is highlighted, with 352, down 10% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (18%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (9.4%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.3%)
  • February24 (6.8%)
  • March33 (9.4%)
  • April26 (7.4%)
  • May27 (7.7%)
  • June30 (8.5%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August22 (6.3%)
  • September32 (9.1%)
  • October32 (9.1%)
  • November30 (8.5%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (66%)
  • Wet or damp107 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph209 (59%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph57 (16%)
  • 70 mph30 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (65%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)
  • Cyclist48 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2076 (17%)
  • 21 to 2572 (16%)
  • 26 to 3577 (17%)
  • 36 to 4559 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.7%)
  • Over 7521 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (64%)
  • Passenger104 (23%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (8%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 147th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2013

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2013, with 43 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2013

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2013: 58, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28587824
2ndB2205364504
3rdA2243242
4thA290202716
5thA2990203903
6thA257141503
7thA291111202
8thA29981202
9thB206871002
10thA205061301
11thA2604600
12thB20463600
13thB22481200

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2013

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 103.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2013

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2013: 84.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2013, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years