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Canterbury road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2020, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2019 (336), and casualties fell from 448.

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

Collisions in 2020
287
Down 15% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
359
Down 20% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2020

1.4% of collisions in Canterbury in 2020 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5921%
  • Slight22478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight29081%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2020 is highlighted, with 287, down 15% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 287
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (10%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (14%)
  • February21 (7.3%)
  • March31 (11%)
  • April9 (3.1%)
  • May13 (4.5%)
  • June17 (5.9%)
  • July23 (8%)
  • August37 (13%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October24 (8.4%)
  • November17 (5.9%)
  • December23 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (76%)
  • Wet or damp67 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph179 (62%)
  • 40 mph34 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph31 (11%)
  • 70 mph28 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (18%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (59%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Cyclist40 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2047 (13%)
  • 21 to 2536 (10%)
  • 26 to 3577 (21%)
  • 36 to 4553 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.7%)
  • Over 7514 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (69%)
  • Passenger59 (16%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (72%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 96th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2020

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2020, with 46 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2020

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2020: 47, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA284762112
2ndB2205222406
3rdA2192106
4thA257182324
5thA290151804
6thA299152313
7thA299091503
8thA205081201
9thB22487700
10thA2913400
11thB20682400
12thA2601100

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2020

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 103.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2020

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2020: 88.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2020, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years