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Dover road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2021, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 33% on 2020 (172), and casualties rose from 226.

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

Collisions in 2021
229
Up 33% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
307
Up 36% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2021

2.2% of collisions in Dover in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious4620%
  • Slight17878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight25683%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 229, up 33% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 229
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (16%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.4%)
  • February16 (7%)
  • March13 (5.7%)
  • April14 (6.1%)
  • May19 (8.3%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July40 (17%)
  • August22 (9.6%)
  • September16 (7%)
  • October14 (6.1%)
  • November16 (7%)
  • December18 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (9.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (80%)
  • Wet or damp38 (17%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph112 (49%)
  • 40 mph29 (13%)
  • 50 mph22 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph50 (22%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (13%)
  • Roundabout21 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (62%)
  • Pedestrian49 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (10%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2029 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (19%)
  • 36 to 4550 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (64%)
  • Passenger63 (21%)
  • Pedestrian49 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had the 150th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2021

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2021, with 34 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2021

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2021: 38, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA256385319
2ndA258294003
3rdA20161703
4thA2152022
5thB201191510
6thA2575702
7thB20565501
8thB20463401

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2021

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 63.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2021

CT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2021: 58.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years