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Dover road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1987, and 615 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1986 (480), and casualties rose from 610.

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

Collisions in 1987
472
Down 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
615
Up 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1987

1.3% of collisions in Dover in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious11825%
  • Slight34874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious13923%
  • Slight47076%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 472, down 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (17%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday81 (17%)
  • Friday68 (14%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.7%)
  • February25 (5.3%)
  • March33 (7%)
  • April37 (7.8%)
  • May36 (7.6%)
  • June47 (10%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August46 (9.7%)
  • September37 (7.8%)
  • October40 (8.5%)
  • November44 (9.3%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (16%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (63%)
  • Wet or damp152 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph303 (64%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph148 (31%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway400 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (19%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)
  • Cyclist60 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20135 (22%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 35117 (19%)
  • 36 to 4575 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (62%)
  • Passenger153 (25%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (67%)
  • Motorcycle121 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1987.

Collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1987

The A258 had the most collisions in Dover in 1987: 66, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2586685022
2ndA256618719
3rdA205578112
4thA2355128
5thA257142308
6thB2060121703
7thB20463301
8thB20563300
9thB20583711
10thA2602202
11thB20572200
12thA2241200
13thA2251101
14thA2591200
15thB20551101

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1987

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 149.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1987

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1987: 137.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1987, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years