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Dover road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1997, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (408), and casualties fell from 567.

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

Collisions in 1997
404
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
547
Down 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
11
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1997

2.7% of collisions in Dover in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight33683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious7814%
  • Slight45884%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 404, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (17%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.9%)
  • February31 (7.7%)
  • March30 (7.4%)
  • April28 (6.9%)
  • May28 (6.9%)
  • June33 (8.2%)
  • July47 (12%)
  • August32 (7.9%)
  • September37 (9.2%)
  • October26 (6.4%)
  • November37 (9.2%)
  • December39 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (69%)
  • Wet or damp110 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph242 (60%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph111 (27%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (73%)
  • Roundabout39 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (7.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (63%)
  • Pedestrian77 (14%)
  • Cyclist48 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2093 (17%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 3588 (16%)
  • 36 to 4569 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.3%)
  • Over 7518 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (57%)
  • Passenger160 (29%)
  • Pedestrian77 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car546 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1997.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1997

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1997: 69, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2566991211
2ndA20547028
3rdA258517437
4thA2294823
5thA257223013
6thB2060132204
7thB20566901
8thB20573600
9thB20583400
10thA2602201
11thB20462201

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1997

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 125.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1997

CT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1997: 94.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1997, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years