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Dover road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2015, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2014 (254), and casualties fell from 366.

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

Collisions in 2015
248
Down 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
331
Down 10% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2015

1.2% of collisions in Dover in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious2912%
  • Slight21687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3410%
  • Slight29489%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 248, down 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (17%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.3%)
  • February23 (9.3%)
  • March22 (8.9%)
  • April16 (6.5%)
  • May17 (6.9%)
  • June16 (6.5%)
  • July24 (9.7%)
  • August25 (10%)
  • September15 (6%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December12 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (65%)
  • Wet or damp79 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph149 (60%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph53 (21%)
  • 70 mph17 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (10%)
  • Roundabout23 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (64%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2042 (13%)
  • 21 to 2545 (14%)
  • 26 to 3563 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (60%)
  • Passenger91 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (76%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dover ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2015.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2015

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2015, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2015

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2015: 37, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256375102
2ndA258334703
3rdA2172402
4thA20162210
5thB2011142004
6thA2575701
7thA2602400
8thB20462701
9thB20561100

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2015

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 72.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2015

CT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2015: 61.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2015, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years