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Dover road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 515 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1983, and 640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (526), and casualties fell from 665.

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

Collisions in 1983
515
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
640
Down 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
13
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1983

2.5% of collisions in Dover in 1983 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious10621%
  • Slight39677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.8%
  • Serious12119%
  • Slight50178%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 515, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday97 (19%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.4%)
  • February27 (5.2%)
  • March40 (7.8%)
  • April20 (3.9%)
  • May54 (10%)
  • June40 (7.8%)
  • July59 (11%)
  • August60 (12%)
  • September46 (8.9%)
  • October40 (7.8%)
  • November41 (8%)
  • December50 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds436 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (11%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (72%)
  • Wet or damp132 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph324 (63%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph169 (33%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway438 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (30%)
  • Pedestrian97 (15%)
  • Cyclist71 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1565 (10%)
  • 16 to 20193 (30%)
  • 21 to 2590 (14%)
  • 26 to 3593 (15%)
  • 36 to 4552 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (63%)
  • Passenger139 (22%)
  • Pedestrian97 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (60%)
  • Motorcycle194 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had the 171st most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1983

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1983: 90, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25690115219
2ndA2586069111
3rdA20536727
4thA2285139
5thB2060151801
6thA257121902
7thB20465902
8thA2604501
9thB20564400
10thB20574402
11thB20584501
12thA2551100

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1983

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 141.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1983

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1983: 130.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1983, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years