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Herne Bay road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,979 road traffic collisions in Herne Bay, Canterbury, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 311 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, up from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,979
471st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,452
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
18 people killed
Serious collisions
311
345 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
Up 48% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Herne Bay

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal180.9%
  • Serious31116%
  • Slight1,65083%

What the data shows

  • Herne Bay had 312 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 397 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Herne Bay were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 370 children under 16 were killed or injured in Herne Bay, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 23% of collisions in Herne Bay.

Where Herne Bay ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
471st
Most casualties
472nd
Most fatal collisions
536th
Most serious collisions
493rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday265 (13%)
  • Tuesday268 (14%)
  • Wednesday282 (14%)
  • Thursday299 (15%)
  • Friday318 (16%)
  • Saturday311 (16%)
  • Sunday236 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,473 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit445 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,801 (91%)
  • Roundabout74 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph1,907 (96%)
  • 40 mph10 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph20 (1%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,630 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds224 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other43 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded39 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,246 (51%)
  • Pedestrian483 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist374 (15%)
  • Cyclist267 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Herne Bay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herne Bay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Herne Bay peaked at 61 in 1985; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 31
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253137
20241925
20232936
20223948
20213439
20202426
20192834
20183540
20174556
20162829
20154152
20143141
20133140
20124862
20115267
20103544
20093845
20084352
20073042
20064860
20054049
20045063
20035464
20025469
20015573
20003953
19994557
19985057
19974449
19964554
19954457
19944856
19934666
19924655
19914964
19903842
19893540
19884965
19873339
19864157
19856164
19844552
19834857
19825372
19815163
19805269
19795571

Map of recent crashes in Herne Bay

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Herne Bay

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Herne Bay

The 24 most recent collisions in Herne Bay happened between 9 May and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Herne Bay

The B2205 has the most collisions in Herne Bay, 734 of 1,979 (37%), followed by the A291 (90).

Collisions in Herne Bay on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB22057349088113
2ndA29190107013
3rdA299152513

Council area for Herne Bay

Herne Bay is in Canterbury, where police recorded 20,515 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Herne Bay accounts for 9.6% of them.

Postcode district for Herne Bay

All 1,979 collisions in Herne Bay were in the CT6 postcode district.