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CT2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,725 road traffic collisions in the CT2 postcode district, Canterbury, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,844 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 676 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 59 collisions, up 16% on 2024 (51).

Collisions since 1979
3,725
981st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,844
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
54
61 people killed
Serious collisions
676
776 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
59
Up 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
73
Up 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CT2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal541.4%
  • Serious67618%
  • Slight2,99580%

What the data shows

  • CT2 had 609 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% fewer than the 710 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in CT2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 548 children under 16 were killed or injured in CT2, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in CT2.

Where CT2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
981st
Most casualties
1,043rd
Most fatal collisions
1,074th
Most serious collisions
1,004th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday583 (16%)
  • Tuesday581 (16%)
  • Wednesday549 (15%)
  • Thursday566 (15%)
  • Friday609 (16%)
  • Saturday464 (12%)
  • Sunday373 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,689 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit706 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting238 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit51 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,117 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway319 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout244 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph60 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph2,289 (61%)
  • 40 mph618 (17%)
  • 50 mph62 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph499 (13%)
  • 70 mph197 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,937 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds518 (14%)
  • Fog or mist33 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other63 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded84 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,668 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist717 (15%)
  • Pedestrian663 (14%)
  • Cyclist536 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant88 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant84 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CT2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CT2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CT2 peaked at 117 in 1981; 2025 had 59.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 59
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255973
20245160
20236188
20226886
20215369
20205263
20196290
20185782
20177283
20167498
20157095
20147797
20136795
20126594
20117089
201086115
200979108
20086978
20075869
20066994
200583106
200494113
20036994
200275102
200183114
200098140
199988117
1998107155
199790116
199687113
199589120
1994116159
199381100
1992104131
199180104
199089113
19896884
198885102
19876793
19868591
198586108
1984103140
198396129
198295113
1981117141
198095119
197976101

Map of recent crashes in CT2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CT2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CT2

The 24 most recent collisions in CT2 happened between 3 August and 7 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CT2

The A290 has the most collisions in CT2, 618 of 3,725 (17%), followed by the A28 (556).

Collisions in CT2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2906187697109
2ndA285567705108
3rdA22493731339
4thA2050213316838
5thA291137174026
6thB2248444915

Council areas covering CT2

Collisions in CT2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Canterbury has 3,711 of 3,725 (99.6%).

Collisions in CT2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCanterbury3,7114,82153672
2ndSwale142314

Towns in CT2

Collisions in CT2 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Canterbury (1,592) and Sturry (586).