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Dover road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2002, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2001 (383), and casualties fell from 531.

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

Collisions in 2002
351
Down 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
487
Down 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2002

2.6% of collisions in Dover in 2002 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious3610%
  • Slight30687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious469.4%
  • Slight43088%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 351, down 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (17%)
  • Thursday70 (20%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.8%)
  • February23 (6.6%)
  • March32 (9.1%)
  • April25 (7.1%)
  • May29 (8.3%)
  • June35 (10%)
  • July33 (9.4%)
  • August30 (8.5%)
  • September26 (7.4%)
  • October32 (9.1%)
  • November31 (8.8%)
  • December24 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (64%)
  • Wet or damp120 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (56%)
  • 40 mph21 (6%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph109 (31%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (72%)
  • Roundabout38 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (6.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (65%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (10%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2086 (18%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (16%)
  • 36 to 4575 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 7522 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (59%)
  • Passenger143 (29%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (76%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2002.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2002

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2002, with 39 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2002

The A258 had the most collisions in Dover in 2002: 51, including 4 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA258517044
2ndA256486511
3rdA20436224
4thA2192501
5thA257193304
6thB2060172415
7thB20466802
8thB20566702
9thA2604401
10thB20584600
11thB20573301

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2002

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 100.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2002

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2002: 88.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years