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Dover road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1992, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1991 (482), and casualties fell from 629.

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

Collisions in 1992
455
Down 6% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
597
Down 5% on 1991
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1992

2.4% of collisions in Dover in 1992 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious9721%
  • Slight34776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious11820%
  • Slight46578%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 455, down 6% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.5%)
  • February23 (5.1%)
  • March39 (8.6%)
  • April33 (7.3%)
  • May43 (9.5%)
  • June30 (6.6%)
  • July62 (14%)
  • August35 (7.7%)
  • September35 (7.7%)
  • October35 (7.7%)
  • November45 (9.9%)
  • December41 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (20%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (65%)
  • Wet or damp148 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (61%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph148 (33%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (56%)
  • Pedestrian92 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Cyclist57 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2095 (16%)
  • 21 to 2590 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (14%)
  • 36 to 4597 (16%)
  • 46 to 5570 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (62%)
  • Passenger136 (23%)
  • Pedestrian92 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (70%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 1992.

Collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1992

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1992: 86, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25686105114
2ndA25868105319
3rdA205464214
4thA2314929
5thA257212705
6thB2060192706
7thB20466601
8thB20563301
9thB20583301
10thB20572300

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1992

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 135.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1992

CT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1992: 101.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1992, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years