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Dover road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 527 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1981, and 708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1980 (490), and casualties rose from 642.

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

Collisions in 1981
527
Up 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
708
Up 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1981

2.8% of collisions in Dover in 1981 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious14828%
  • Slight36469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious17525%
  • Slight51673%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 527, up 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (11%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday87 (17%)
  • Saturday92 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (5.9%)
  • February32 (6.1%)
  • March36 (6.8%)
  • April42 (8%)
  • May42 (8%)
  • June43 (8.2%)
  • July51 (9.7%)
  • August52 (9.9%)
  • September57 (11%)
  • October54 (10%)
  • November47 (8.9%)
  • December40 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds408 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (17%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (63%)
  • Wet or damp173 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph344 (65%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph158 (30%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (26%)
  • Pedestrian112 (16%)
  • Cyclist65 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1557 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20201 (28%)
  • 21 to 2590 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (15%)
  • 36 to 4577 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (60%)
  • Passenger174 (25%)
  • Pedestrian112 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (60%)
  • Motorcycle196 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 175 of them in 1981.

Collisions
176th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1981

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1981: 110, including 3 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256110141333
2ndA2587198318
3rdA205572211
4thA23665219
5thA257162412
6thB205691102
7thB206081412
8thB20464410
9thB20584502
10thA2603510
11thB20571100

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1981

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 156.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1981

CT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1981: 132.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years