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Canterbury road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2014, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2013 (352), and casualties rose from 460.

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

Collisions in 2014
417
Up 18% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
534
Up 16% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2014

0.7% of collisions in Canterbury in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight36588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5610%
  • Slight47589%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2014 is highlighted, with 417, up 18% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February25 (6%)
  • March41 (9.8%)
  • April27 (6.5%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June42 (10%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August28 (6.7%)
  • September30 (7.2%)
  • October40 (9.6%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December26 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (74%)
  • Wet or damp106 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph257 (62%)
  • 40 mph38 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph59 (14%)
  • 70 mph39 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (56%)
  • Pedestrian75 (14%)
  • Cyclist74 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (10%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2092 (17%)
  • 21 to 2589 (17%)
  • 26 to 3598 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6.9%)
  • Over 7522 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (67%)
  • Passenger99 (19%)
  • Pedestrian75 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (10%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 118th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2014

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2014, with 48 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2014

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2014: 76, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28769305
2ndA290283405
3rdB2205274103
4thA2203004
5thA291192700
6thA299172405
7thA2050161703
8thA2990121610
9thA257101201
10thB20686812
11thA2605800
12thB20464701
13thB22481200

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2014

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 140.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2014

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2014: 103.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years