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Dover road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1990, and 609 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1989 (510), and casualties fell from 672.

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

Collisions in 1990
471
Down 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
609
Down 9% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1990

1.5% of collisions in Dover in 1990 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious11324%
  • Slight35175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious12821%
  • Slight47177%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 471, down 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday61 (13%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (12%)
  • February31 (6.6%)
  • March30 (6.4%)
  • April38 (8.1%)
  • May31 (6.6%)
  • June33 (7%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August44 (9.3%)
  • September44 (9.3%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November42 (8.9%)
  • December25 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (70%)
  • Wet or damp132 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph280 (59%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph171 (36%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (25%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20155 (25%)
  • 21 to 2599 (16%)
  • 26 to 3592 (15%)
  • 36 to 4567 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (63%)
  • Passenger141 (23%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (61%)
  • Motorcycle152 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Other vehicle24 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1990.

Collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1990

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1990: 81, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2568198125
2ndA25871102115
3rdA205977017
4thA2294237
5thB2060202704
6thA257162612
7thB204691301
8thB20565503
9thB20573300
10thA2602200
11thB20582202

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1990

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 122.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1990

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1990: 137.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1990, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years