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Dover road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2011, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (279), and casualties fell from 401.

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

Collisions in 2011
269
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
372
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2011

1.1% of collisions in Dover in 2011 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious248.9%
  • Slight24290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious287.5%
  • Slight34192%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 269, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (17%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday33 (12%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4.8%)
  • February19 (7.1%)
  • March26 (9.7%)
  • April22 (8.2%)
  • May24 (8.9%)
  • June26 (9.7%)
  • July22 (8.2%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September21 (7.8%)
  • October25 (9.3%)
  • November22 (8.2%)
  • December20 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (76%)
  • Wet or damp61 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph141 (52%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph25 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph60 (22%)
  • 70 mph20 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (14%)
  • Roundabout33 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (63%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (10%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7%)
  • 16 to 2054 (15%)
  • 21 to 2557 (15%)
  • 26 to 3543 (12%)
  • 36 to 4551 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (15%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.2%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider213 (57%)
  • Passenger112 (30%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (73%)
  • Motorcycle39 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2011.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2011

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2011, with 37 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2011

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2011: 47, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256476514
2ndA258314202
3rdA2264702
4thA20222600
5thB201181001
6thB204671203
7thA2576900
8thB20566600
9thB20603300
10thA2601200
11thB20581410

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2011

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 82.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2011

CT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2011: 59.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years