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Dover road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1989, and 672 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1988 (460), and casualties rose from 594.

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

Collisions in 1989
510
Up 11% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
672
Up 13% on 1988
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1989

2.2% of collisions in Dover in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious12424%
  • Slight37574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious15022%
  • Slight51076%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 510, up 11% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (17%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday71 (14%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.8%)
  • February40 (7.8%)
  • March47 (9.2%)
  • April31 (6.1%)
  • May45 (8.8%)
  • June48 (9.4%)
  • July43 (8.4%)
  • August52 (10%)
  • September38 (7.5%)
  • October31 (6.1%)
  • November50 (9.8%)
  • December35 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (14%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.2%)
  • Other24 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry363 (71%)
  • Wet or damp134 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph309 (61%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph176 (35%)
  • 70 mph5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (18%)
  • Pedestrian99 (15%)
  • Cyclist56 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20149 (22%)
  • 21 to 2583 (12%)
  • 26 to 35100 (15%)
  • 36 to 4573 (11%)
  • 46 to 5567 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 7524 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (61%)
  • Passenger162 (24%)
  • Pedestrian99 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (65%)
  • Motorcycle127 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1989.

Collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1989

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1989: 92, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25692120124
2ndA25877102321
3rdA205974415
4thA2244113
5thB2060121404
6thA257111911
7thB20467901
8thB20567801
9thB20585801
10thB20574401
11thA26022301

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1989

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 135.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1989

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1989: 139.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years