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CT3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,707 road traffic collisions in the CT3 postcode district, Canterbury, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 604 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, up 44% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
2,707
1,423rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,850
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
74 people killed
Serious collisions
604
710 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
46
Up 44% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
69
Up 77% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CT3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal692.5%
  • Serious60422%
  • Slight2,03475%

What the data shows

  • CT3 had 397 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 512 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in CT3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 368 children under 16 were killed or injured in CT3, 9.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in CT3.

Where CT3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,423rd
Most casualties
1,366th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
1,197th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday394 (15%)
  • Tuesday361 (13%)
  • Wednesday396 (15%)
  • Thursday406 (15%)
  • Friday400 (15%)
  • Saturday419 (15%)
  • Sunday331 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,962 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting459 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit228 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,561 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (1%)
  • Roundabout15 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph751 (28%)
  • 40 mph183 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph114 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph1,587 (59%)
  • 70 mph66 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,084 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds368 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist32 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other81 (3%)
  • Not recorded42 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,697 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist479 (12%)
  • Pedestrian242 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist207 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant109 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CT3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CT3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CT3 peaked at 86 in 1979; 2025 had 46.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20254669
20243239
20233651
20224964
20213451
20203047
20194060
20184254
20174064
20164871
20154257
20144257
20134160
20126184
20115373
20105077
20095274
20085675
200762105
20065384
20054867
20046594
200383122
20025786
200171112
200070103
199971113
19987090
19975777
19966290
19956891
199472106
199376112
19927395
19916393
19906789
19896695
19885969
19874270
19866072
198571109
198472104
19836078
19827591
19816993
19806594
197986119

Map of recent crashes in CT3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CT3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CT3

The 24 most recent collisions in CT3 happened between 8 June and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CT3

The A257 has the most collisions in CT3, 781 of 2,707 (29%), followed by the A28 (301).

Collisions in CT3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2577811,18028163
2ndA283014711177
3rdB2046300426971
4thA291175265647
5thA29971103417

Council areas covering CT3

Collisions in CT3 were recorded in 3 council areas. Canterbury has 1,454 of 2,707 (54%).

Collisions in CT3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCanterbury1,4542,09247326
2ndDover1,2231,71419268
3rdThanet283939

Towns in CT3

Collisions in CT3 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Aylesham (165) and Wingham (128).