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Canterbury road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Canterbury in 2025, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2024 (276), and casualties fell from 375.

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

Collisions in 2025
284
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
357
Down 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Canterbury in 2025

1.8% of collisions in Canterbury in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious7627%
  • Slight20371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious8624%
  • Slight26675%

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1981. 2025 is highlighted, with 284, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 284
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6%)
  • February21 (7.4%)
  • March26 (9.2%)
  • April28 (9.9%)
  • May28 (9.9%)
  • June26 (9.2%)
  • July28 (9.9%)
  • August22 (7.7%)
  • September25 (8.8%)
  • October21 (7.4%)
  • November25 (8.8%)
  • December17 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (80%)
  • Wet or damp52 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (9.9%)
  • 30 mph144 (51%)
  • 40 mph45 (16%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph37 (13%)
  • 70 mph17 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Canterbury in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (16%)
  • Pedestrian52 (15%)
  • Cyclist35 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2043 (12%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3561 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (10%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7%)
  • Over 7520 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (68%)
  • Passenger61 (17%)
  • Pedestrian52 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (67%)
  • Motorcycle61 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Canterbury in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Canterbury had the 120th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Canterbury in 2025

Westgate, Canterbury, CT1 2SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Canterbury in 2025, with 34 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Canterbury with the most crashes in 2025

The A28 had the most collisions in Canterbury in 2025: 40, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Canterbury, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA284051014
2ndB2205252608
3rdA290232508
4thA2990151913
5thA2111402
6thA291101704
7thA29991412
8thA20507701
9thB22487901
10thA25761002
11thB20463502
12thB20682200
13thA2601200

Towns in Canterbury: crashes in 2025

Canterbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 88.

Postcode districts in Canterbury: crashes in 2025

CT1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Canterbury in 2025: 67.

Latest crashes in Canterbury in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Canterbury in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Canterbury road accidents in other years