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Dover road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2016, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 28% on 2015 (248), and casualties rose from 331.

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

Collisions in 2016
317
Up 28% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
441
Up 33% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2016

1.3% of collisions in Dover in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5818%
  • Slight25580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7016%
  • Slight36783%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 317, up 28% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (17%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday66 (21%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.5%)
  • February22 (6.9%)
  • March25 (7.9%)
  • April19 (6%)
  • May26 (8.2%)
  • June25 (7.9%)
  • July23 (7.3%)
  • August24 (7.6%)
  • September46 (15%)
  • October18 (5.7%)
  • November23 (7.3%)
  • December39 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (73%)
  • Wet or damp78 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph189 (60%)
  • 40 mph16 (5%)
  • 50 mph26 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph65 (21%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (68%)
  • Pedestrian59 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2049 (11%)
  • 21 to 2561 (14%)
  • 26 to 3579 (18%)
  • 36 to 4563 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.3%)
  • Over 7520 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (63%)
  • Passenger104 (24%)
  • Pedestrian59 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (78%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had the 164th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2016

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2016, with 45 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2016

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2016: 45, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256456609
2ndA2584166110
3rdA20202411
4thA2193304
5thB2011142412
6thA257132504
7thA2603401
8thB20562200
9thB20602201
10thB20461100
11thB2111100

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2016

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 90.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2016

CT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2016: 83.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years