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Dover road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 502 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1984, and 636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1983 (515), and casualties fell from 640.

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

Collisions in 1984
502
Down 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
636
Down 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1984

1.2% of collisions in Dover in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious13026%
  • Slight36673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious14923%
  • Slight48176%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 502, down 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (16%)
  • Friday97 (19%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.2%)
  • February29 (5.8%)
  • March35 (7%)
  • April35 (7%)
  • May43 (8.6%)
  • June49 (9.8%)
  • July62 (12%)
  • August40 (8%)
  • September36 (7.2%)
  • October40 (8%)
  • November46 (9.2%)
  • December46 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (65%)
  • Wet or damp159 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph324 (65%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph149 (30%)
  • 70 mph10 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway440 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout20 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (32%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.1%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20204 (32%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 35112 (18%)
  • 36 to 4571 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6524 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (64%)
  • Passenger131 (21%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (60%)
  • Motorcycle203 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1984.

Collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1984

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1984: 83, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25683113028
2ndA2587093118
3rdA205573117
4thA23043210
5thB2060101704
6thA25791100
7thB20464502
8thB20564502
9thB20574501
10thB20582400
11thA2601100
12thB21901100

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1984

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 154.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1984

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1984: 139.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years