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Dover road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2020, and 226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2019 (206), and casualties fell from 275.

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

Collisions in 2020
172
Down 17% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
226
Down 18% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2020

1.7% of collisions in Dover in 2020 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3722%
  • Slight13277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight18481%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 172, down 17% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 172
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday35 (20%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.9%)
  • February22 (13%)
  • March14 (8.1%)
  • April10 (5.8%)
  • May15 (8.7%)
  • June8 (4.7%)
  • July16 (9.3%)
  • August11 (6.4%)
  • September18 (10%)
  • October14 (8.1%)
  • November15 (8.7%)
  • December12 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Other6 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (71%)
  • Wet or damp47 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph83 (48%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph20 (12%)
  • 60 mph37 (22%)
  • 70 mph17 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (19%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (64%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2019 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2529 (13%)
  • 26 to 3536 (16%)
  • 36 to 4530 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (14%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.9%)
  • Over 7510 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (62%)
  • Passenger59 (26%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car220 (71%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 2020.

Collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2020

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2020, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2020

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2020: 25, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256253424
2ndA2202703
3rdA258182603
4thA2081402
5thB201181401
6thA2574900
7thA2602201
8thB20462201
9thB20561101

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2020

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 42.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2020

CT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2020: 42.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2020, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years