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Canterbury road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2015, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2014 (417), and casualties fell from 534.

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

Collisions in 2015
371
Down 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
510
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2015

1.9% of collisions in Canterbury in 2015 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight32287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious499.6%
  • Slight45389%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2015 is highlighted, with 371, down 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.9%)
  • February28 (7.5%)
  • March22 (5.9%)
  • April27 (7.3%)
  • May36 (9.7%)
  • June21 (5.7%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August35 (9.4%)
  • September35 (9.4%)
  • October34 (9.2%)
  • November29 (7.8%)
  • December29 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (71%)
  • Wet or damp99 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph224 (60%)
  • 40 mph46 (12%)
  • 50 mph15 (4%)
  • 60 mph43 (12%)
  • 70 mph37 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (14%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (63%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Cyclist53 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (10%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2094 (18%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 3594 (18%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.1%)
  • Over 7525 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (64%)
  • Passenger130 (25%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car514 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 132nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2015

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2015, with 43 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2015

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2015: 73, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287311007
2ndB2205313711
3rdA2295013
4thA290212912
5thA2990152413
6thA257141904
7thA2050131813
8thA291121612
9thA299101002
10thB206851001
11thB22483400
12thA2602300
13thM21100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2015

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 114.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2015

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2015: 89.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years