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Dover road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1985, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1984 (502), and casualties fell from 636.

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

Collisions in 1985
419
Down 17% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
519
Down 18% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1985

2.1% of collisions in Dover in 1985 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious10625%
  • Slight30473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious11923%
  • Slight39175%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 419, down 17% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday58 (14%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.5%)
  • February24 (5.7%)
  • March28 (6.7%)
  • April29 (6.9%)
  • May37 (8.8%)
  • June59 (14%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August34 (8.1%)
  • September38 (9.1%)
  • October28 (6.7%)
  • November37 (8.8%)
  • December38 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (68%)
  • Wet or damp105 (25%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5%)
  • Snow7 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (65%)
  • 40 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph133 (32%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (27%)
  • Pedestrian74 (14%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20131 (25%)
  • 21 to 2582 (16%)
  • 26 to 3581 (16%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (62%)
  • Passenger123 (24%)
  • Pedestrian74 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (63%)
  • Motorcycle142 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1985.

Collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1985

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1985: 69, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2566984121
2ndA2585466018
3rdA20424706
4thA2253738
5thA257151712
6thB206071312
7thB20566701
8thB20463402
9thA2602200
10thB20582401
11thB20261201
12thB20521100
13thB20571200

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1985

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 121.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1985

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1985: 119.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years