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Dover road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2010, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2009 (311), and casualties fell from 430.

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

Collisions in 2010
279
Down 10% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
401
Down 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2010

0.7% of collisions in Dover in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight24287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious389.5%
  • Slight36190%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 279, down 10% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.8%)
  • February23 (8.2%)
  • March11 (3.9%)
  • April17 (6.1%)
  • May26 (9.3%)
  • June21 (7.5%)
  • July20 (7.2%)
  • August26 (9.3%)
  • September36 (13%)
  • October26 (9.3%)
  • November35 (13%)
  • December19 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (63%)
  • Wet or damp77 (28%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.7%)
  • Snow10 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (52%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph68 (24%)
  • 70 mph27 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (68%)
  • Pedestrian56 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2071 (18%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (15%)
  • 36 to 4561 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7%)
  • Over 7517 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (62%)
  • Passenger96 (24%)
  • Pedestrian56 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (76%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2010.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2010

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2010, with 28 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2010

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2010: 46, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256467304
2ndA258303807
3rdA20234120
4thA2192501
5thA257101704
6thB2011102101
7thB20567800
8thA26051001
9thB20605500
10thB20463500
11thB20582600
12thB20571100
13thB22051200

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2010

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 78.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2010

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2010: 60.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years