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Dover road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2007, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2006 (338), and casualties fell from 440.

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

Collisions in 2007
308
Down 9% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
432
Down 2% on 2006
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2007

2.9% of collisions in Dover in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious4414%
  • Slight25583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight36384%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 308, down 9% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday62 (20%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.2%)
  • February20 (6.5%)
  • March27 (8.8%)
  • April31 (10%)
  • May25 (8.1%)
  • June27 (8.8%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August29 (9.4%)
  • September22 (7.1%)
  • October22 (7.1%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December21 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (69%)
  • Wet or damp87 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph174 (56%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph25 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph67 (22%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (62%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (11%)
  • 16 to 2077 (18%)
  • 21 to 2533 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3561 (14%)
  • 36 to 4573 (17%)
  • 46 to 5548 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.1%)
  • Over 7515 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (62%)
  • Passenger96 (22%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car426 (74%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 2007.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2007

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2007, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2007

The A258 had the most collisions in Dover in 2007: 51, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA258517326
2ndA256486517
3rdA20396924
4thA2162003
5thA257141903
6thB201171112
7thB20607802
8thB20575601
9thB20464600
10thB20563400
11thA2602301

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2007

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 81.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2007

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2007: 81.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years