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Dover road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2008, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2007 (308), and casualties fell from 432.

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

Collisions in 2008
299
Down 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
400
Down 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2008

1.3% of collisions in Dover in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3211%
  • Slight26388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious399.8%
  • Slight35789%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 299, down 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (18%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7%)
  • February27 (9%)
  • March24 (8%)
  • April25 (8.4%)
  • May24 (8%)
  • June26 (8.7%)
  • July17 (5.7%)
  • August24 (8%)
  • September22 (7.4%)
  • October22 (7.4%)
  • November27 (9%)
  • December40 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (68%)
  • Wet or damp84 (28%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph156 (52%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph30 (10%)
  • 60 mph76 (25%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (12%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (66%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (12%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7%)
  • 16 to 2072 (18%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (18%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.5%)
  • Over 7514 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (63%)
  • Passenger97 (24%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (76%)
  • Motorcycle48 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dover ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2008.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2008

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2008, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2008

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2008: 41, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256414904
2ndA258375213
3rdA20233914
4thA2162301
5thA257142303
6thB201191503
7thB206081213
8thB20566800
9thB20464401
10thA2601200
11thB20571200
12thB20581200

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2008

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 79.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2008

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2008: 77.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2008, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Dover road accidents in other years