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Dover road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2019, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2018 (260), and casualties fell from 361.

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

Collisions in 2019
206
Down 21% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
275
Down 24% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2019

1% of collisions in Dover in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4421%
  • Slight16078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight22682%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 206, down 21% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 206
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (18%)
  • Tuesday34 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday26 (13%)
  • Saturday34 (17%)
  • Sunday16 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.8%)
  • February17 (8.3%)
  • March9 (4.4%)
  • April22 (11%)
  • May25 (12%)
  • June11 (5.3%)
  • July24 (12%)
  • August19 (9.2%)
  • September17 (8.3%)
  • October15 (7.3%)
  • November16 (7.8%)
  • December15 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (73%)
  • Wet or damp51 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph118 (57%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph44 (21%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (11%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist22 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2033 (12%)
  • 21 to 2538 (14%)
  • 26 to 3542 (15%)
  • 36 to 4540 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.3%)
  • Over 7512 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (69%)
  • Passenger57 (21%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (73%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2019.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2019

Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2019, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2019

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2019: 25, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256253325
2ndA258223507
3rdA2192303
4thB2011111903
5thA205500
6thA25741001
7thA2604500
8thB20464400
9thB20563300

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2019

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 47.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2019

CT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2019: 52.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2019, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years