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Dover road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2006, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2005 (340), and casualties fell from 465.

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

Collisions in 2006
338
Down 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
440
Down 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2006

0.9% of collisions in Dover in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight28685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight37886%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 338, down 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday69 (20%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.2%)
  • February26 (7.7%)
  • March24 (7.1%)
  • April18 (5.3%)
  • May26 (7.7%)
  • June41 (12%)
  • July33 (9.8%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September25 (7.4%)
  • October22 (6.5%)
  • November29 (8.6%)
  • December28 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (67%)
  • Wet or damp105 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph189 (56%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph22 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph74 (22%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (58%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (13%)
  • Cyclist35 (8%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2091 (21%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4573 (17%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3%)
  • Over 7525 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (64%)
  • Passenger92 (21%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (73%)
  • Motorcycle57 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2006.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2006

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2006, with 36 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2006

The A258 had the most collisions in Dover in 2006: 38, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA258385527
2ndA256375617
3rdA20283804
4thA2141902
5thB201181001
6thA25771001
7thB20563400
8thB20462201
9thB20602201
10thA2601300
11thB20571100

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2006

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 87.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2006

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2006: 97.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2006, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years