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Dover road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2017, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2016 (317), and casualties fell from 441.

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

Collisions in 2017
262
Down 17% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
371
Down 16% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2017

1.1% of collisions in Dover in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4818%
  • Slight21181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight31084%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 262, down 17% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday36 (14%)
  • Saturday44 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8%)
  • February13 (5%)
  • March20 (7.6%)
  • April19 (7.3%)
  • May20 (7.6%)
  • June23 (8.8%)
  • July26 (9.9%)
  • August33 (13%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October18 (6.9%)
  • November22 (8.4%)
  • December20 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (6.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (82%)
  • Wet or damp40 (15%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph158 (60%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph59 (23%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout25 (9.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (61%)
  • Pedestrian51 (14%)
  • Cyclist35 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3%)
  • 16 to 2034 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2538 (10%)
  • 26 to 3573 (20%)
  • 36 to 4572 (19%)
  • 46 to 5551 (14%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.1%)
  • Over 7520 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (63%)
  • Passenger85 (23%)
  • Pedestrian51 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (73%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2017.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2017

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2017, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2017

The A258 had the most collisions in Dover in 2017: 24, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA258244113
2ndA256222912
3rdA2163014
4thA2071100
5thB201171103
6thA25751202
7thA2601200

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2017

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 73.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2017

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2017: 64.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2017, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years