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Dover road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1994, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1993 (410), and casualties rose from 596.

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

Collisions in 1994
449
Up 10% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
630
Up 6% on 1993
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1994

2.2% of collisions in Dover in 1994 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious7416%
  • Slight36581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious9114%
  • Slight52984%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1994 is highlighted, with 449, up 10% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday77 (17%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday76 (17%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.8%)
  • February28 (6.2%)
  • March38 (8.5%)
  • April27 (6%)
  • May44 (9.8%)
  • June35 (7.8%)
  • July26 (5.8%)
  • August38 (8.5%)
  • September36 (8%)
  • October41 (9.1%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December46 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (18%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (65%)
  • Wet or damp151 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph266 (59%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph140 (31%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (11%)
  • Cyclist64 (10%)
  • Pedestrian64 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1554 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2098 (16%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 35124 (20%)
  • 36 to 4566 (10%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (59%)
  • Passenger194 (31%)
  • Pedestrian64 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car588 (72%)
  • Motorcycle70 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1994.

Collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1994

The A258 had the most collisions in Dover in 1994: 82, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25882114212
2ndA256659518
3rdA20406627
4thA2214207
5thA257192610
6thB2060193506
7thA2605913
8thB205751001
9thB20563300
10thB20582202
11thB20461101

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1994

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 115.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1994

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1994: 134.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1994, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1994.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years