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Dover road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1980, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1979 (533), and casualties fell from 684.

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

Collisions in 1980
490
Down 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
642
Down 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1980

2.9% of collisions in Dover in 1980 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious14530%
  • Slight33168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.6%
  • Serious17227%
  • Slight45371%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 490, down 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (13%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.6%)
  • February26 (5.3%)
  • March28 (5.7%)
  • April37 (7.6%)
  • May43 (8.8%)
  • June52 (11%)
  • July47 (9.6%)
  • August48 (9.8%)
  • September37 (7.6%)
  • October43 (8.8%)
  • November43 (8.8%)
  • December49 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (16%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (65%)
  • Wet or damp153 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (61%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph151 (31%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist193 (30%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20173 (27%)
  • 21 to 25114 (18%)
  • 26 to 3594 (15%)
  • 36 to 4558 (9%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (59%)
  • Passenger163 (25%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (63%)
  • Motorcycle197 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Dover

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dover ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 1980.

Collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1980

The A256 and A258 had the most collisions in Dover in 1980, with 76 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2567689222
2ndA25876102517
3rdA206181016
4thA2305439
5thB2060101105
6thB20568904
7thA25771205
8thB20576720
9thA2552300
10thA2602902
11thB20462201
12thB20581100

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1980

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 135.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1980

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1980: 137.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1980, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years