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Dover road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 460 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1988, and 594 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1987 (472), and casualties fell from 615.

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

Collisions in 1988
460
Down 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
594
Down 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1988

2% of collisions in Dover in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious11826%
  • Slight33372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious13523%
  • Slight45076%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 460, down 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.6%)
  • February17 (3.7%)
  • March44 (9.6%)
  • April34 (7.4%)
  • May31 (6.7%)
  • June40 (8.7%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August44 (9.6%)
  • September38 (8.3%)
  • October44 (9.6%)
  • November33 (7.2%)
  • December44 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (16%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (65%)
  • Wet or damp148 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (62%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph128 (28%)
  • 70 mph28 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (18%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)
  • Cyclist48 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20131 (22%)
  • 21 to 2593 (16%)
  • 26 to 3588 (15%)
  • 36 to 4570 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (63%)
  • Passenger136 (23%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (66%)
  • Motorcycle112 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1988.

Collisions
214th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1988

The A258 had the most collisions in Dover in 1988: 87, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25887116020
2ndA2566986113
3rdA204870112
4thA2212818
5thA257121801
6thB2056101000
7thB20606814
8thB20464501
9thA2603301
10thB20572200
11thB20581101

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1988

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 107.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1988

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1988: 155.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years