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Dover road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 526 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1982, and 665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (527), and casualties fell from 708.

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

Collisions in 1982
526
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
665
Down 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
16
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1982

3% of collisions in Dover in 1982 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163%
  • Serious13626%
  • Slight37471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.4%
  • Serious15724%
  • Slight49274%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 526, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (10%)
  • Wednesday90 (17%)
  • Thursday91 (17%)
  • Friday94 (18%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.8%)
  • February39 (7.4%)
  • March34 (6.5%)
  • April36 (6.8%)
  • May36 (6.8%)
  • June55 (10%)
  • July47 (8.9%)
  • August45 (8.6%)
  • September40 (7.6%)
  • October50 (9.5%)
  • November43 (8.2%)
  • December60 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (67%)
  • Wet or damp152 (29%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph333 (63%)
  • 40 mph16 (3%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph153 (29%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (26%)
  • Pedestrian107 (16%)
  • Cyclist60 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20189 (28%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 35115 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9%)
  • 46 to 5546 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (61%)
  • Passenger152 (23%)
  • Pedestrian107 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (61%)
  • Motorcycle188 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1982.

Collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
211th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1982

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1982: 99, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25699120125
2ndA207088213
3rdA2585474213
4thA23456312
5thA257101113
6thB206071003
7thB20566600
8thB20464402
9thB205741100
10thA2551100
11thA2601100
12thA2651101
13thB20581101

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1982

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 159.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1982

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1982: 135.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years