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Dover road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2012, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2011 (269), and casualties rose from 372.

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

Collisions in 2012
286
Up 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
382
Up 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2012

1% of collisions in Dover in 2012 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious279.4%
  • Slight25690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious287.3%
  • Slight35192%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 286, up 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (20%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.1%)
  • February13 (4.5%)
  • March18 (6.3%)
  • April22 (7.7%)
  • May24 (8.4%)
  • June25 (8.7%)
  • July28 (9.8%)
  • August30 (10%)
  • September37 (13%)
  • October25 (8.7%)
  • November21 (7.3%)
  • December17 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (70%)
  • Wet or damp73 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph182 (64%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph23 (8%)
  • 60 mph52 (18%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (69%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (11%)
  • Roundabout31 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (9.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (59%)
  • Pedestrian64 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2062 (16%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.7%)
  • Over 7519 (5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (63%)
  • Passenger76 (20%)
  • Pedestrian64 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (73%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2012.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2012

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2012, with 45 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2012

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2012: 45, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256456302
2ndA258385313
3rdA2172500
4thB2011151502
5thA20122311
6thA257111600
7thB20465803
8thB20563300
9thA2602400

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2012

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 87.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2012

CT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2012: 71.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years