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Canterbury road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2018, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2017, and casualties rose from 474.

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

Collisions in 2018
367
Level with 2017
Casualties in 2018
485
Up 2% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2018

1.1% of collisions in Canterbury in 2018 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight31586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight42688%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2018 is highlighted, with 367, level with 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (17%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.3%)
  • February27 (7.4%)
  • March27 (7.4%)
  • April27 (7.4%)
  • May32 (8.7%)
  • June29 (7.9%)
  • July36 (9.8%)
  • August31 (8.4%)
  • September31 (8.4%)
  • October28 (7.6%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December23 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (76%)
  • Wet or damp79 (22%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph238 (65%)
  • 40 mph36 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (3%)
  • 60 mph45 (12%)
  • 70 mph30 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (12%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (59%)
  • Pedestrian66 (14%)
  • Cyclist53 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3586 (18%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.6%)
  • Over 7525 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (65%)
  • Passenger105 (22%)
  • Pedestrian66 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 108th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2018

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2018, with 51 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2018

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2018: 49, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28496914
2ndA2161701
3rdA257142512
4thA299142701
5thA2990132312
6thA2050121401
7thA29191103
8thB22057701
9thB20685600
10thA2903500
11thB20463501
12thA2602300
13thA2291100
14thA251101
15thB20551200

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2018

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 127.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2018

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2018: 105.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2018, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2018.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years