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Dover road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2014, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2013 (307), and casualties fell from 411.

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

Collisions in 2014
254
Down 17% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
366
Down 11% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2014

1.6% of collisions in Dover in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3012%
  • Slight22087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious328.7%
  • Slight33090%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 254, down 17% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday49 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.5%)
  • February15 (5.9%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April21 (8.3%)
  • May20 (7.9%)
  • June22 (8.7%)
  • July23 (9.1%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September13 (5.1%)
  • October25 (9.8%)
  • November20 (7.9%)
  • December22 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (71%)
  • Wet or damp70 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (57%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph34 (13%)
  • 60 mph49 (19%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (62%)
  • Pedestrian43 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (11%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3571 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (8.2%)
  • Over 7518 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (60%)
  • Passenger103 (28%)
  • Pedestrian43 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (74%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2014.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2014

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2014, with 35 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2014

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2014: 41, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256415004
2ndA258366002
3rdA2172402
4thA20172521
5thB201191601
6thA25761101
7thA2602200
8thB20461101

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2014

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 73.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2014

CT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2014: 62.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years