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Canterbury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,171 road traffic collisions in Canterbury from 1979 to 2025, and 7,343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 1,000 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 88 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (103).

Collisions since 1979
6,171
179th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
7,343
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
50 people killed
Serious collisions
1,000
1,056 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
88
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
100
Down 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Canterbury

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal490.8%
  • Serious1,00016%
  • Slight5,12283%

What the data shows

  • Canterbury had 1,062 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 1,194 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Canterbury were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 922 children under 16 were killed or injured in Canterbury, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Canterbury.

Where Canterbury ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
179th
Most casualties
184th
Most fatal collisions
228th
Most serious collisions
186th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday963 (16%)
  • Tuesday987 (16%)
  • Wednesday948 (15%)
  • Thursday960 (16%)
  • Friday996 (16%)
  • Saturday800 (13%)
  • Sunday517 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,608 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,342 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit89 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown63 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,591 (74%)
  • Roundabout806 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway526 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road212 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph121 (2%)
  • 30 mph5,517 (89%)
  • 40 mph345 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph153 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph14 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,985 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds825 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other91 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded139 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,909 (40%)
  • Pedestrian1,747 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist1,165 (16%)
  • Cyclist1,118 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant200 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant85 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Canterbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Canterbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Canterbury peaked at 216 in 1980; 2025 had 88.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 88
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202588100
2024103123
202393114
2022120138
2021108136
2020103115
2019108133
2018127155
2017112126
2016100128
2015114149
2014140169
2013103120
2012114132
2011115134
2010117137
2009113141
2008131153
2007128147
2006119136
2005139159
2004145166
2003106122
2002111135
2001137171
2000133162
1999133158
1998138173
1997172203
1996162213
1995127151
1994160209
1993141153
1992158173
1991139167
1990123150
1989115141
1988145167
1987105130
1986136160
1985144181
1984162195
1983150171
1982158178
1981208238
1980216255
1979152176

Map of recent crashes in Canterbury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Canterbury

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Canterbury

The 24 most recent collisions in Canterbury happened between 1 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Canterbury

The A28 has the most collisions in Canterbury, 1,978 of 6,171 (32%), followed by the A290 (479).

Collisions in Canterbury on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA281,9782,39917296
2ndA290479540276
3rdA2050312404550
4thA257299364666
5thA2164199428
6thB2068101138122
7thB2248606718
8thA2005394313

Council areas covering Canterbury

Collisions in Canterbury were recorded in 2 council areas. Canterbury has 6,162 of 6,171 (99.9%).

Collisions in Canterbury by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCanterbury6,1627,333491,000
2ndSwale5600

Postcode districts in Canterbury

Collisions in Canterbury were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by CT1 (4,507) and CT2 (1,592).