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Dover road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,823 road traffic collisions in Dover from 1979 to 2025, and 22,509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 315 were fatal and 3,270 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 199 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (196), and casualties rose from 242 to 270.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,823
139th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
22,509
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
315
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
199
Up 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Dover

1.9% of collisions in Dover from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3151.9%
  • Serious3,27019%
  • Slight13,23879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3501.6%
  • Serious3,83717%
  • Slight18,32281%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. In 2025 there were 199, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 199
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025199270
2024196242
2023225308
2022232317
2021229307
2020172226
2019206275
2018260361
2017262371
2016317441
2015248331
2014254366
2013307411
2012286382
2011269372
2010279401
2009311430
2008299400
2007308432
2006338440
2005340465
2004292389
2003330437
2002351487
2001383531
2000324443
1999328460
1998367523
1997404547
1996408567
1995398531
1994449630
1993410596
1992455597
1991482629
1990471609
1989510672
1988460594
1987472615
1986480610
1985419519
1984502636
1983515640
1982526665
1981527708
1980490642
1979533684

When and where crashes happen in Dover

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,428 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,343 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,450 (15%)
  • Thursday2,554 (15%)
  • Friday2,733 (16%)
  • Saturday2,449 (15%)
  • Sunday1,866 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59624 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59322 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,077 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,494 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,032 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,075 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,524 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,675 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,371 (8.1%)
  • February1,134 (6.7%)
  • March1,260 (7.5%)
  • April1,196 (7.1%)
  • May1,364 (8.1%)
  • June1,451 (8.6%)
  • July1,677 (10%)
  • August1,529 (9.1%)
  • September1,471 (8.7%)
  • October1,411 (8.4%)
  • November1,524 (9.1%)
  • December1,435 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,381 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,678 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,428 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit170 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown166 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,040 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,277 (14%)
  • Fog or mist260 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds225 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds128 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds106 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds26 (0.2%)
  • Other396 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded365 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,456 (68%)
  • Wet or damp4,766 (28%)
  • Frost or ice452 (2.7%)
  • Snow110 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep19 (0.1%)
  • Mud8 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph94 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph9,940 (59%)
  • 40 mph820 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph515 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph4,708 (28%)
  • 70 mph745 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,220 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway1,468 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1,070 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout990 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded75 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Dover

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant12,730 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist3,431 (15%)
  • Pedestrian3,141 (14%)
  • Cyclist1,729 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant428 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant359 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)278 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant133 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant122 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant112 (0.5%)
  • Other39 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5480 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10898 (4%)
  • 11 to 151,494 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 204,215 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,858 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,744 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,951 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,141 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 651,495 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 751,049 (4.7%)
  • Over 75782 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded402 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,821 (61%)
  • Passenger5,547 (25%)
  • Pedestrian3,141 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car21,046 (70%)
  • Motorcycle3,549 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle1,773 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,255 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,172 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach445 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle296 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car200 (0.7%)
  • Minibus143 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown51 (0.2%)
  • Other64 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded44 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Dover

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Dover

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dover ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had the 139th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
139th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
154th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
136th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
210thBreckland16,96524,6795694,485
211thVale of White Horse16,96023,1634383,688
212thSouth Norfolk16,90424,2434574,463
213thDover (this area)16,82322,5093153,270
214thGwynedd16,81925,7254293,832
215thRugby16,80322,8324094,129
216thNeath Port Talbot16,77723,3892902,414

Accident hotspots in Dover

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area is the busiest accident hotspot in Dover, with 789 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover from 1979 to 2025: 2,637, including 44 fatal and 497 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2562,6373,51644497
2ndA2582,3433,26454453
3rdA201,7012,36249304
4thA21,0591,66157215
5thA25753181914110
6thB2060345493990
7thB2011205298635
8thB2056185220124
9thB2046161216443
10thA260107182432
11thB205778109213
12thB205878125224
13thA2554500
14thA2091100
15thA2241200
16thA2251101
17thA2511200
18thA2591200
19thA2651101
20thB20261201

Towns in Dover

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 4,675.

Postcode districts in Dover

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover from 1979 to 2025: 4,305.

Latest crashes in Dover

Of the latest 24 crashes in Dover, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity