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Dover road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2003, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2002 (351), and casualties fell from 487.

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

Collisions in 2003
330
Down 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
437
Down 10% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2003

0.6% of collisions in Dover in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight28285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight38388%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 330, down 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (18%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday44 (13%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.2%)
  • February16 (4.8%)
  • March28 (8.5%)
  • April27 (8.2%)
  • May23 (7%)
  • June20 (6.1%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August32 (9.7%)
  • September31 (9.4%)
  • October32 (9.7%)
  • November32 (9.7%)
  • December26 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (8.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (72%)
  • Wet or damp82 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Mud3 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph169 (51%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph107 (32%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (16%)
  • Roundabout37 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (12%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2082 (19%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4567 (15%)
  • 46 to 5544 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.2%)
  • Over 7517 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded24 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (63%)
  • Passenger111 (25%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (72%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2003.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2003

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2003, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2003

The A20 had the most collisions in Dover in 2003: 51, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20516905
2ndA258486405
3rdA256456006
4thA2213406
5thA257152403
6thB206081311
7thB20467900
8thB20573501
9thA2601200

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2003

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 77.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2003

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2003: 82.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years