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Canterbury road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2022, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2021 (307), and casualties rose from 398.

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

Collisions in 2022
351
Up 14% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
437
Up 10% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2022

0.6% of collisions in Canterbury in 2022 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6619%
  • Slight28381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7317%
  • Slight36283%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2022 is highlighted, with 351, up 14% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (9.7%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday66 (19%)
  • Sunday31 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (10%)
  • February22 (6.3%)
  • March24 (6.8%)
  • April28 (8%)
  • May29 (8.3%)
  • June27 (7.7%)
  • July31 (8.8%)
  • August29 (8.3%)
  • September21 (6%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (77%)
  • Wet or damp70 (20%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph211 (60%)
  • 40 mph44 (13%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph35 (10%)
  • 70 mph32 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (14%)
  • Roundabout21 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (58%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (12%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2050 (11%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3592 (21%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (15%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.6%)
  • Over 7526 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (65%)
  • Passenger87 (20%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (73%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 90th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2022

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2022, with 38 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2022

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2022: 51, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA285160011
2ndB2205283304
3rdA2242602
4thA290172104
5thA2050162314
6thA299162714
7thA2990121603
8thA257101301
9thB206871503
10thA2916802
11thA2604600
12thB20463302
13thB22482201

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2022

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 120.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2022

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2022: 95.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years