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Dover road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1991, and 629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1990 (471), and casualties rose from 609.

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

Collisions in 1991
482
Up 2% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
629
Up 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1991

1.5% of collisions in Dover in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious10121%
  • Slight37478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious11618%
  • Slight50580%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 482, up 2% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday83 (17%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday69 (14%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.9%)
  • February31 (6.4%)
  • March27 (5.6%)
  • April35 (7.3%)
  • May34 (7.1%)
  • June42 (8.7%)
  • July60 (12%)
  • August39 (8.1%)
  • September55 (11%)
  • October44 (9.1%)
  • November44 (9.1%)
  • December28 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (19%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (69%)
  • Wet or damp130 (27%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph288 (60%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph165 (34%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (56%)
  • Pedestrian110 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (12%)
  • Cyclist53 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7%)
  • 16 to 20112 (18%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 35113 (18%)
  • 36 to 4582 (13%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.1%)
  • Over 7530 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (59%)
  • Passenger148 (24%)
  • Pedestrian110 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (74%)
  • Motorcycle80 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1991.

Collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1991

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1991: 86, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25686122316
2ndA2587096013
3rdA206989116
4thA22841010
5thA257142422
6thB2060111502
7thB20566601
8thA2605703
9thB20464601
10thB20572200

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1991

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 128.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1991

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1991: 131.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1991, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years