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Dover road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Dover in 1999, and 460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1998 (367), and casualties fell from 523.

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

Collisions in 1999
328
Down 11% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
460
Down 12% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 1999

1.8% of collisions in Dover in 1999 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious6520%
  • Slight25778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious8118%
  • Slight37181%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 328, down 11% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (18%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.1%)
  • February22 (6.7%)
  • March23 (7%)
  • April22 (6.7%)
  • May21 (6.4%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July25 (7.6%)
  • August30 (9.1%)
  • September30 (9.1%)
  • October25 (7.6%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December27 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (70%)
  • Wet or damp92 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph191 (58%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph89 (27%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (72%)
  • Roundabout37 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (64%)
  • Pedestrian65 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2058 (13%)
  • 21 to 2547 (10%)
  • 26 to 3570 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.6%)
  • Over 7524 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (58%)
  • Passenger127 (28%)
  • Pedestrian65 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (74%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1999.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 1999

The A20 had the most collisions in Dover in 1999: 53, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA205379110
2ndA258427215
3rdA256324304
4thA2254234
5thA257172806
6thB2060152303
7thA2604502
8thB20462202
9thB20562500
10thB20572200

Towns in Dover: crashes in 1999

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 88.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 1999

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 1999: 84.

Latest crashes in Dover in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years