Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 21 Aug 2025, 14:34
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461631745
Chestfield, Canterbury, CT5 3LR area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 67 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Chestfield ward, Canterbury, from 2001 to 2025, with 86 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, down from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 67
- 11,149th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 86
- 1.28 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the CT5 3LR hotspot
12 of the 67 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal23%
- Serious1015%
- Slight5582%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 12
- Slightly injured
- 72
- All casualties
- 86
Accidents by year at the CT5 3LR hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2003, against an average of 2.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CT5 3LR hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2002 | 6 | 8 |
| 2001 | 4 | 5 |
Map of crashes at the CT5 3LR hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CT5 3LR.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Chestfield, Canterbury, CT5 3LR area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the CT5 3LR hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Chestfield
- Council area
- Canterbury
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- CT5 3LR
- Postcode district
- CT5
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.34447, 1.06478
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 23 of 25
- Latest collision
- 21 August 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 11,149th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CT5 3LR hotspot
13 of the 67 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Whitstable.
Accident hotspots near CT5 3LR
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Swalecliffe, Canterbury, CT5 2QA area, 1.7 km away, with 241 collisions.
- Swalecliffe, Canterbury, CT5 2QA area1.7 km away, 343 casualties241 collisions
- Gorrell, Canterbury, CT5 1PP area1.9 km away, 137 casualties99 collisions
- Chestfield, Canterbury, CT5 3ER area2.2 km away, 115 casualties81 collisions
- Swalecliffe, Canterbury, CT5 2RS area2.2 km away, 148 casualties93 collisions
- Tankerton, Canterbury, CT5 2LA area2.2 km away, 176 casualties137 collisions
- Greenhill, Canterbury, CT6 7RT area2.7 km away, 118 casualties82 collisions
- Gorrell, Canterbury, CT5 1NW area3 km away, 346 casualties293 collisions
- Seasalter, Canterbury, CT5 4PN area3.1 km away, 237 casualties178 collisions
All 67 crashes at the CT5 3LR hotspot
Newest first, from 7 May 2001 to 21 August 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Lorry crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 13 May 2025, 12:24
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461589536
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 21 Sep 2024, 11:55
- Ford Focus and Triumph Thunderbird
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461494405
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 21 Aug 2024, 00:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461482037
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 2 Jan 2024, 17:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461398520
- Slight
Honda CR-V crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 29 Nov 2022, 19:09
- Honda CR-V and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461253885
- Slight
Volkswagen Jetta crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 1 Sep 2022, 06:10
- Volkswagen Jetta and Subaru Impreza
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461216505
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 17 Feb 2022, 22:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461149425
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 9 Nov 2021, 07:24
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461118192
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 5 Feb 2021, 17:46
- Audi A3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461022078
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 13 Jun 2020, 16:15
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460957884
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 19 Apr 2020, 13:33
- Volkswagen Golf and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020460947693
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 24 Jan 2020, 06:49
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460923059
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 22 Sep 2018, 17:55
- Land Rover Range Rover and Renault Scenic
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018460826647
- Slight
Ssangyong Korando crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 25 Apr 2018, 18:37
- Ssangyong Korando and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460292612
- Slight
Renault Trafic crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 29 Nov 2017, 17:10
- Renault Trafic and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460248696
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 3 Sep 2017, 00:05
- Vauxhall Astra and Toyota Avensis
- 2 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2017460219483
- Slight
Peugeot Boxer crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 4 Apr 2017, 13:08
- Peugeot Boxer and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460172415
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 31 May 2016, 20:17
- Ford Focus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460073735
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 5 May 2016, 08:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460066299
- Slight
Honda Shuttle crash on a C road in Canterbury, 12 Feb 2015, 08:05
- Honda Shuttle and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015460253261
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on a C road in Canterbury, 11 Jul 2014, 17:00
- BMW 3 Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014460244216
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 15 Feb 2014, 08:20
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014460238230
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on a C road in Canterbury, 8 Jan 2014, 08:09
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014460236723
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 30 Jun 2013, 11:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013460230025
- Slight
Peugeot 306 crash on a C road in Canterbury, 10 Nov 2012, 12:00
- Peugeot 306 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012460220650
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 28 Apr 2012, 07:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2012460213410
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on a C road in Canterbury, 5 Apr 2012, 14:41
- Renault Clio and Land Rover Range Rover
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012460212648
- Slight
Rover 25 crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 26 Mar 2012, 09:33
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2012460213434
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on a C road in Canterbury, 30 Nov 2011, 15:10
- Audi A3 and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2011460207804
- Slight
Volkswagen Beetle crash on a C road in Canterbury, 1 Oct 2011, 17:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011460205390
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on a C road in Canterbury, 16 Oct 2010, 13:07
- Ford Fiesta and Daihatsu Terios
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010460192416
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 2 Mar 2010, 07:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2010460184211
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 18 Dec 2009, 21:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009460181060
- Slight
Car crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 22 Jun 2009, 13:35
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2009460173855
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 4 Jun 2009, 07:30
- Vauxhall Corsa, DAF Trucks, Skoda Octavia and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009460172901
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 17 May 2008, 11:10
- Fiat Punto and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2008460157661
- Slight
Car crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 15 May 2008, 08:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2008460157675
- Serious
Massey Ferguson crash on an unclassified road in Canterbury, 6 May 2008, 10:00
- Massey Ferguson and a minibus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008460156880
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on a C road in Canterbury, 8 Mar 2008, 15:00
- Volkswagen Golf and Honda CBR125R
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008460154301
- Serious
Honda CBR900RR crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 31 Aug 2007, 04:08
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2007460146104
- Serious
Toyota Corolla crash on a C road in Canterbury, 1 Aug 2007, 07:57
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2007460144874
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on a C road in Canterbury, 8 Jul 2007, 20:09
- Fiat Punto and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007460143661
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 7 Jul 2007, 16:00
- Fiat Punto and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2007460143665
- Fatal
Ford Fiesta crash on a C road in Canterbury, 4 Feb 2007, 07:50
- Ford Fiesta and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2007460137271
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 28 Jul 2006, 15:00
- Peugeot 107, BMW 5 Series and 2 cars
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2006460128956
- Slight
DAF Trucks FA 45LF crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 27 Dec 2005, 05:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2005460120104
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on the A299 in Canterbury, 4 Apr 2005, 09:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2005460108422