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Canterbury road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2021, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2020 (287), and casualties rose from 359.

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

Collisions in 2021
307
Up 7% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
398
Up 11% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2021

2% of collisions in Canterbury in 2021 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious6822%
  • Slight23376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious7820%
  • Slight31479%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2021 is highlighted, with 307, up 7% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.8%)
  • February24 (7.8%)
  • March13 (4.2%)
  • April24 (7.8%)
  • May25 (8.1%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August24 (7.8%)
  • September25 (8.1%)
  • October27 (8.8%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December19 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (6.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (79%)
  • Wet or damp52 (17%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.9%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph192 (63%)
  • 40 mph31 (10%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph34 (11%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (58%)
  • Pedestrian64 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist38 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (10%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.5%)
  • Over 7523 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (66%)
  • Passenger71 (18%)
  • Pedestrian64 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (74%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 106th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2021

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2021, with 39 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2021

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2021: 50, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA285059012
2ndB2205253016
3rdA2161823
4thA290151701
5thA299142004
6thA2990111704
7thB206891301
8thA205071412
9thA2575701
10thA2915800
11thB22483310
12thB20462301
13thA2601400

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2021

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 108.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2021

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2021: 77.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years