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Dover road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1993, and 596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1992 (455), and casualties fell from 597.

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

Collisions in 1993
410
Down 10% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
596
Level with 1992
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1993

1% of collisions in Dover in 1993 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious8320%
  • Slight32379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious11219%
  • Slight47980%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 410, down 10% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (10%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (17%)
  • Friday87 (21%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.8%)
  • February29 (7.1%)
  • March28 (6.8%)
  • April40 (9.8%)
  • May29 (7.1%)
  • June39 (9.5%)
  • July37 (9%)
  • August32 (7.8%)
  • September33 (8%)
  • October38 (9.3%)
  • November38 (9.3%)
  • December39 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (18%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (64%)
  • Wet or damp138 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (61%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph132 (32%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (57%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1564 (11%)
  • 16 to 2092 (15%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 3596 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (55%)
  • Passenger198 (33%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (74%)
  • Motorcycle66 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1993.

Collisions
217th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1993

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1993: 76, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2567695311
2ndA2586999018
3rdA20449307
4thA2306906
5thA257132403
6thB2060121513
7thB20463300
8thB20583301
9thB20562500
10thB20572200
11thA2511200
12thA2601100

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1993

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 113.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1993

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1993: 111.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1993, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years