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Dover road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2000, and 443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1999 (328), and casualties fell from 460.

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

Collisions in 2000
324
Down 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
443
Down 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2000

1.5% of collisions in Dover in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight27384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight37885%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 324, down 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (17%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (13%)
  • February29 (9%)
  • March20 (6.2%)
  • April27 (8.3%)
  • May24 (7.4%)
  • June18 (5.6%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August26 (8%)
  • September30 (9.3%)
  • October23 (7.1%)
  • November31 (9.6%)
  • December21 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (62%)
  • Wet or damp100 (31%)
  • Frost or ice20 (6.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph171 (53%)
  • 40 mph31 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph103 (32%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout31 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (66%)
  • Cyclist40 (9%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2041 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (18%)
  • 36 to 4573 (16%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (62%)
  • Passenger129 (29%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car442 (72%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 2000.

Collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2000

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2000: 54, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256548228
2ndA20445913
3rdA258415716
4thA2162512
5thA25791902
6thB20586701
7thB20605702
8thB20463500
9thA2601100
10thB20561200

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2000

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 100.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2000

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2000: 80.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years