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Dover road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2009, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2008 (299), and casualties rose from 400.

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

Collisions in 2009
311
Up 4% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
430
Up 8% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2009

1% of collisions in Dover in 2009 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3210%
  • Slight27689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious378.6%
  • Slight39091%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 311, up 4% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (18%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (10%)
  • February29 (9.3%)
  • March27 (8.7%)
  • April18 (5.8%)
  • May24 (7.7%)
  • June30 (9.6%)
  • July25 (8%)
  • August28 (9%)
  • September18 (5.8%)
  • October27 (8.7%)
  • November25 (8%)
  • December29 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (64%)
  • Wet or damp90 (29%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph170 (55%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph25 (8%)
  • 60 mph70 (23%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (64%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2084 (20%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (63%)
  • Passenger109 (25%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (74%)
  • Motorcycle52 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dover ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2009.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2009

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2009, with 33 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2009

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2009: 50, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256506814
2ndA258375604
3rdA20253501
4thA2192800
5thB2011101101
6thA25781201
7thB20604700
8thB20463400
9thB20583400
10thA2601100
11thB20561200

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2009

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 83.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2009

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2009: 71.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2009, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years