Skip to main content
CrashStats

Dover road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2005, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2004 (292), and casualties rose from 389.

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

Collisions in 2005
340
Up 16% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
465
Up 20% on 2004
Fatal collisions
10
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2005

2.9% of collisions in Dover in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight29486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious4810%
  • Slight40687%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 340, up 16% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (21%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.8%)
  • February27 (7.9%)
  • March19 (5.6%)
  • April26 (7.6%)
  • May50 (15%)
  • June23 (6.8%)
  • July40 (12%)
  • August16 (4.7%)
  • September27 (7.9%)
  • October28 (8.2%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December26 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (7.1%)
  • Fog or mist19 (5.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (65%)
  • Wet or damp95 (28%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.4%)
  • Snow7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph187 (55%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph77 (23%)
  • 70 mph39 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (21%)
  • Roundabout27 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (67%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2085 (18%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3570 (15%)
  • 36 to 4572 (15%)
  • 46 to 5555 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.9%)
  • Over 7520 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (66%)
  • Passenger103 (22%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (74%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dover ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2005.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2005

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2005, with 38 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2005

The A258 had the most collisions in Dover in 2005: 46, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA258466307
2ndA20457637
3rdA256325011
4thA2243933
5thB20118901
6thA25771201
7thA2603501
8thB20463510
9thB20582401
10thA2091100
11thB20561100

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2005

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 88.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2005

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2005: 85.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2005, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2005.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years