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Dover road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2001, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2000 (324), and casualties rose from 443.

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

Collisions in 2001
383
Up 18% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
531
Up 20% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2001

1.3% of collisions in Dover in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5314%
  • Slight32585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6011%
  • Slight46588%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 383, up 18% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday67 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (12%)
  • February27 (7%)
  • March31 (8.1%)
  • April30 (7.8%)
  • May25 (6.5%)
  • June32 (8.4%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August31 (8.1%)
  • September28 (7.3%)
  • October24 (6.3%)
  • November38 (9.9%)
  • December29 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (66%)
  • Wet or damp116 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph218 (57%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph118 (31%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (63%)
  • Pedestrian62 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (11%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2063 (12%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 3589 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded49 (9.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (57%)
  • Passenger165 (31%)
  • Pedestrian62 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car524 (73%)
  • Motorcycle59 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Dover

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dover ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2001.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2001

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2001, with 45 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2001

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2001: 64, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2566492011
2ndA258638519
3rdA20528209
4thA2142010
5thA257142202
6thB20566800
7thB206061000
8thB20465901
9thA2603311
10thB20583402
11thB20572301

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2001

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 116.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2001

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2001: 106.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years