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Hersden road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 road traffic collisions in Hersden, Canterbury, from 1979 to 2025, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
154
2,239th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
228
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
38
47 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hersden

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3825%
  • Slight11373%

What the data shows

  • Hersden had 35 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% more than the 27 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Hersden were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 29 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hersden, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 21% of collisions in Hersden.

Where Hersden ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,239th
Most casualties
2,116th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,042nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday18 (12%)
  • Thursday22 (14%)
  • Friday16 (10%)
  • Saturday40 (26%)
  • Sunday15 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (90%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph25 (16%)
  • 40 mph105 (68%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph20 (13%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant152 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (12%)
  • Pedestrian25 (11%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hersden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hersden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hersden peaked at 8 in 2022; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025510
202400
202349
202288
202178
202023
201924
201823
201726
201633
201535
201435
201336
201239
201122
201033
200922
200811
200748
200634
200533
200437
200358
200211
200155
200012
199923
199834
199711
199668
199557
199445
1993711
199247
199146
199033
198968
198834
198733
198644
1985610
198448
198311
198211
198123
198022
197934

Map of recent crashes in Hersden

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hersden

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hersden

The 24 most recent collisions in Hersden happened between 11 June 2021 and 12 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hersden

Of the 154 collisions in Hersden, 131 were on the A28.

Collisions in Hersden on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28131204235

Council area for Hersden

Hersden is in Canterbury, where police recorded 20,515 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hersden accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode districts in Hersden

Collisions in Hersden were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CT3 (119) and CT2 (35).