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Dover road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2004, and 389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2003 (330), and casualties fell from 437.

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

Collisions in 2004
292
Down 12% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
389
Down 11% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2004

2.7% of collisions in Dover in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious3512%
  • Slight24985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight33987%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 292, down 12% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (18%)
  • Tuesday27 (9.2%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.5%)
  • February26 (8.9%)
  • March22 (7.5%)
  • April17 (5.8%)
  • May21 (7.2%)
  • June30 (10%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August19 (6.5%)
  • September28 (9.6%)
  • October24 (8.2%)
  • November27 (9.2%)
  • December29 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (8.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (71%)
  • Wet or damp76 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph158 (54%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph91 (31%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (16%)
  • Roundabout35 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (14%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2079 (20%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3577 (20%)
  • 36 to 4556 (14%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.9%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (64%)
  • Passenger96 (25%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (70%)
  • Motorcycle57 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2004.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2004

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2004, with 31 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2004

The A20 had the most collisions in Dover in 2004: 43, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20435623
2ndA258405626
3rdA256353806
4thA2182131
5thA257162503
6thB2060111212
7thB20466802
8thA2603602
9thB20563300
10thB20572300
11thB20581100

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2004

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 73.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2004

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2004: 69.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years