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Dover road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1996, and 567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (398), and casualties rose from 531.

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

Collisions in 1996
408
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
567
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1996

1% of collisions in Dover in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight34685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight49687%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 408, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.6%)
  • February28 (6.9%)
  • March27 (6.6%)
  • April25 (6.1%)
  • May39 (9.6%)
  • June33 (8.1%)
  • July35 (8.6%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September25 (6.1%)
  • October39 (9.6%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (67%)
  • Wet or damp117 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Snow7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph236 (58%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph119 (29%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (66%)
  • Pedestrian91 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2094 (17%)
  • 21 to 2558 (10%)
  • 26 to 35120 (21%)
  • 36 to 4574 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (55%)
  • Passenger164 (29%)
  • Pedestrian91 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car555 (76%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 1996.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1996

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1996: 83, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2568310808
2ndA258486527
3rdA20465809
4thA2284413
5thA257182604
6thB2060162203
7thA2606912
8thB20565800
9thB205841000
10thB20573401
11thB20462300

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1996

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 138.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1996

CT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1996: 100.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years