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Dover road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2018, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2017 (262), and casualties fell from 371.

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

Collisions in 2018
260
Down 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
361
Down 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2018

2.3% of collisions in Dover in 2018 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight21884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious3811%
  • Slight31788%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 260, down 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (17%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (20%)
  • Friday32 (12%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.3%)
  • February20 (7.7%)
  • March23 (8.8%)
  • April19 (7.3%)
  • May18 (6.9%)
  • June21 (8.1%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August19 (7.3%)
  • September30 (12%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November21 (8.1%)
  • December16 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (69%)
  • Wet or damp74 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph162 (62%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph59 (23%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (60%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2041 (11%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (17%)
  • 36 to 4533 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5559 (16%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.4%)
  • Over 7527 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (65%)
  • Passenger80 (22%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (73%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2018.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2018

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2018, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2018

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2018: 29, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256294114
2ndA2223515
3rdA258223112
4thA2091201
5thB20117901
6thA2571100
7thA2601100
8thB20461100

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2018

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 78.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2018

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2018: 59.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years