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Dover road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 533 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1979, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,823 collisions in Dover.

Collisions in 1979
533
Casualties in 1979
684
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Dover in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious13826%
  • Slight38372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious15322%
  • Slight51776%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 533.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (11%)
  • Tuesday62 (12%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday82 (15%)
  • Saturday100 (19%)
  • Sunday75 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.7%)
  • February31 (5.8%)
  • March32 (6%)
  • April33 (6.2%)
  • May41 (7.7%)
  • June40 (7.5%)
  • July49 (9.2%)
  • August47 (8.8%)
  • September55 (10%)
  • October49 (9.2%)
  • November59 (11%)
  • December56 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (61%)
  • Wet or damp177 (33%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.1%)
  • Snow11 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph351 (66%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph149 (28%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (27%)
  • Pedestrian110 (16%)
  • Cyclist48 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20191 (28%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 3598 (14%)
  • 36 to 4578 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (61%)
  • Passenger154 (23%)
  • Pedestrian110 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (65%)
  • Motorcycle189 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Dover

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dover ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1979.

Collisions
178th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
210th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1979

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1979: 106, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256106143222
2ndA25888120318
3rdA205876315
4thA2223125
5thA257121713
6thB2060121401
7thB2056101202
8thB20587804
9thB20465703
10thA2602400
11thB20572201

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1979

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 145.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1979

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1979: 158.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years