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Dover road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1995, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1994 (449), and casualties fell from 630.

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

Collisions in 1995
398
Down 11% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
531
Down 16% on 1994
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1995

2.5% of collisions in Dover in 1995 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious8020%
  • Slight30877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious9718%
  • Slight42480%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1995 is highlighted, with 398, down 11% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (18%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (11%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7%)
  • February27 (6.8%)
  • March33 (8.3%)
  • April29 (7.3%)
  • May28 (7%)
  • June40 (10%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October25 (6.3%)
  • November35 (8.8%)
  • December24 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (72%)
  • Wet or damp103 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (56%)
  • 40 mph20 (5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph145 (36%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (64%)
  • Pedestrian75 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2093 (18%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 3593 (18%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (58%)
  • Passenger148 (28%)
  • Pedestrian75 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car546 (77%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 1995.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1995

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1995: 75, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25675103114
2ndA2587099015
3rdA20344736
4thB2060162415
5thA2141900
6thA257141912
7thB20574401
8thA2602200
9thB20462310
10thB20562200
11thB20582501

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1995

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 101.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1995

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1995: 118.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1995, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years