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CT5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,372 road traffic collisions in the CT5 postcode district, Canterbury, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,592 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 63 were fatal and 675 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 49 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
3,372
1,152nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,592
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
63
67 people killed
Serious collisions
675
804 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
49
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
62
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CT5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal631.9%
  • Serious67520%
  • Slight2,63478%

What the data shows

  • CT5 had 489 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 623 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in CT5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 568 children under 16 were killed or injured in CT5, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in CT5.

Where CT5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,152nd
Most casualties
1,126th
Most fatal collisions
855th
Most serious collisions
1,006th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday471 (14%)
  • Tuesday448 (13%)
  • Wednesday476 (14%)
  • Thursday486 (14%)
  • Friday527 (16%)
  • Saturday535 (16%)
  • Sunday429 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,477 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit641 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting182 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,770 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway298 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout208 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road86 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,983 (59%)
  • 40 mph318 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph23 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph790 (23%)
  • 70 mph217 (6.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,741 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds374 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist30 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other72 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded71 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,714 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist631 (14%)
  • Pedestrian587 (13%)
  • Cyclist425 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant96 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CT5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CT5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CT5 peaked at 128 in 1996; 2025 had 49.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 49
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254962
20244563
20234675
20225366
20213651
20204156
20194964
20185071
20176483
20165689
20155265
20146783
20135882
201269104
20115679
20106988
20095978
20086787
20076986
20065771
200585106
200479109
20037287
20026894
200178108
20006585
199981111
199871121
1997112156
1996128185
199587129
1994104136
199389128
199291135
19917090
19906177
198981101
19886782
19875581
19866181
19857896
198489117
1983101116
198283118
1981108163
198098133
197998144

Map of recent crashes in CT5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CT5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CT5

The 24 most recent collisions in CT5 happened between 6 July and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CT5

The B2205 has the most collisions in CT5, 725 of 3,372 (22%), followed by the A299 (644).

Collisions in CT5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB220572589710144
2ndA2996441,05128134
3rdA290358472575
4thA2990284433250

Council areas covering CT5

Collisions in CT5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Canterbury has 3,366 of 3,372 (99.8%).

Collisions in CT5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCanterbury3,3664,58563674
2ndSwale3400

Town in CT5

Of the 3,372 collisions in CT5, 2,386 (71%) were in Whitstable.