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Dover road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1986, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1985 (419), and casualties rose from 519.

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

Collisions in 1986
480
Up 15% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
610
Up 18% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1986

2.5% of collisions in Dover in 1986 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious13328%
  • Slight33570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious15626%
  • Slight44272%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 480, up 15% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (17%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.7%)
  • February23 (4.8%)
  • March43 (9%)
  • April38 (7.9%)
  • May33 (6.9%)
  • June31 (6.5%)
  • July57 (12%)
  • August44 (9.2%)
  • September35 (7.3%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November45 (9.4%)
  • December46 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (63%)
  • Wet or damp149 (31%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.2%)
  • Snow10 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph304 (63%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph158 (33%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (25%)
  • Pedestrian108 (18%)
  • Cyclist49 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20148 (24%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 3595 (16%)
  • 36 to 4582 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider388 (64%)
  • Passenger114 (19%)
  • Pedestrian108 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (65%)
  • Motorcycle155 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Dover ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1986.

Collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1986

The A258 had the most collisions in Dover in 1986: 82, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25882104320
2ndA2567297220
3rdA204041116
4thA2355555
5thA257141705
6thB2060121806
7thB20566601
8thB20463301
9thB20573501
10thB20583901

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1986

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 124.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1986

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1986: 133.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years