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Dover road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1998, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1997 (404), and casualties fell from 547.

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

Collisions in 1998
367
Down 9% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
523
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1998

1.6% of collisions in Dover in 1998 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight29681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious8416%
  • Slight43383%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 367, down 9% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (11%)
  • February23 (6.3%)
  • March28 (7.6%)
  • April18 (4.9%)
  • May21 (5.7%)
  • June39 (11%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August35 (9.5%)
  • September34 (9.3%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November30 (8.2%)
  • December20 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (18%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (67%)
  • Wet or damp114 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph215 (59%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph102 (28%)
  • 70 mph30 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (64%)
  • Pedestrian80 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8%)
  • 16 to 2064 (12%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 35118 (23%)
  • 36 to 4574 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (61%)
  • Passenger122 (23%)
  • Pedestrian80 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (76%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 1998.

Collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1998

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 1998: 59, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2565974012
2ndA2585179110
3rdA20487518
4thA2234324
5thA257172303
6thB206061101
7thA2604501
8thB20464410
9thB20583500
10thB20562200

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1998

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 115.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1998

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1998: 78.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1998.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years