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CT1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,951 road traffic collisions in the CT1 postcode district, Canterbury, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,964 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 786 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 67 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (76).

Collisions since 1979
4,951
571st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,964
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
47 people killed
Serious collisions
786
835 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
67
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
76
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CT1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal460.9%
  • Serious78616%
  • Slight4,11983%

What the data shows

  • CT1 had 826 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% fewer than the 966 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in CT1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 723 children under 16 were killed or injured in CT1, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in CT1.

Where CT1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
571st
Most casualties
712th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
765th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday774 (16%)
  • Tuesday778 (16%)
  • Wednesday762 (15%)
  • Thursday765 (15%)
  • Friday809 (16%)
  • Saturday654 (13%)
  • Sunday409 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,715 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,039 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit65 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown49 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,387 (68%)
  • Roundabout693 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway631 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road212 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph74 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph4,195 (85%)
  • 40 mph426 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph161 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph82 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,982 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds687 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other69 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded106 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,517 (42%)
  • Pedestrian1,349 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist921 (15%)
  • Cyclist822 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant171 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant80 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CT1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CT1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CT1 peaked at 178 in 1980; 2025 had 67.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 67
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256776
20247693
20236985
202295117
20217797
202088104
201984102
2018105127
201789104
20167696
201589121
2014103122
20138499
20128598
201197113
201089104
200993115
2008110132
2007107126
2006109127
2005114133
2004109128
20038091
200289110
2001109137
2000112137
1999111139
1998112140
1997150180
1996136184
1995101121
1994123154
1993116131
1992123144
1991109135
199095113
198996115
1988118139
198781101
198697122
1985123154
1984134161
1983120136
1982119130
1981172199
1980178216
1979132156

Map of recent crashes in CT1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CT1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CT1

The 24 most recent collisions in CT1 happened between 27 July and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CT1

The A28 has the most collisions in CT1, 2,026 of 4,951 (41%), followed by the A257 (356).

Collisions in CT1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA282,0262,45620308
2ndA257356431668
3rdA2050335447462
4thA2275352846
5thA290163191025
6thB206876104120
7thA2005394313
8thB2248161803

Council areas covering CT1

Collisions in CT1 were recorded in 2 council areas. Canterbury has 4,942 of 4,951 (99.8%).

Collisions in CT1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCanterbury4,9425,95446786
2ndSwale5600

Town in CT1

Of the 4,951 collisions in CT1, 4,507 (91%) were in Canterbury.