Official DfT STATS19 Data
Canterbury Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Canterbury from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,510 collisions, ranked #108 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,510
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
21
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
339
Serious
hospital-level injuries
1,979
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 284 | 5 | 76 | 203 | 357 |
| 2024 | 276 | 4 | 68 | 204 | 375 |
| 2023 | 292 | 4 | 61 | 227 | 412 |
| 2022 | 351 | 2 | 66 | 283 | 437 |
| 2021 | 307 | 6 | 68 | 233 | 398 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Canterbury
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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Other UK Areas
See Canterbury on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Canterbury — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Canterbury?
Canterbury recorded 1,510 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 21 fatal and 339 serious collisions, with 1,979 total casualties. It ranks #108 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Canterbury accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.