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Dover road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2013, and 411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2012 (286), and casualties rose from 382.

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

Collisions in 2013
307
Up 7% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
411
Up 8% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2013

1.6% of collisions in Dover in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight26285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight36188%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 307, up 7% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (18%)
  • Tuesday32 (10%)
  • Wednesday54 (18%)
  • Thursday35 (11%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.5%)
  • February21 (6.8%)
  • March20 (6.5%)
  • April24 (7.8%)
  • May22 (7.2%)
  • June27 (8.8%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August29 (9.4%)
  • September28 (9.1%)
  • October27 (8.8%)
  • November22 (7.2%)
  • December39 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (72%)
  • Wet or damp69 (22%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.3%)
  • Snow6 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph176 (57%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph18 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph55 (18%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (14%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (60%)
  • Pedestrian57 (14%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2063 (15%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (15%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.6%)
  • Over 7520 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (64%)
  • Passenger89 (22%)
  • Pedestrian57 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (71%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2013.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2013

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2013, with 35 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2013

The A258 had the most collisions in Dover in 2013: 47, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA258476312
2ndA256405308
3rdA2294525
4thA20243213
5thA257101902
6thB206091301
7thB20568901
8thB20115600
9thB20464502
10thA2603602
11thB20571400

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2013

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 85.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2013

CT14 and CT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2013, with 77 each.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years