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Dover road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2022, and 317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2021 (229), and casualties rose from 307.

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

Collisions in 2022
232
Up 1% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
317
Up 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
8
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2022

3.4% of collisions in Dover in 2022 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.4%
  • Serious4620%
  • Slight17877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious5417%
  • Slight25580%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 232, up 1% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (16%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (12%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.9%)
  • February20 (8.6%)
  • March20 (8.6%)
  • April16 (6.9%)
  • May29 (13%)
  • June13 (5.6%)
  • July19 (8.2%)
  • August20 (8.6%)
  • September23 (9.9%)
  • October16 (6.9%)
  • November21 (9.1%)
  • December19 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (81%)
  • Wet or damp39 (17%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph138 (59%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph22 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph34 (15%)
  • 70 mph14 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (11%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (62%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)
  • Cyclist28 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2031 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2525 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3567 (21%)
  • 36 to 4544 (14%)
  • 46 to 5528 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (7.6%)
  • Over 7512 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (62%)
  • Passenger78 (25%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car298 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had the 160th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2022

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2022, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2022

The A258 had the most collisions in Dover in 2022: 31, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA258313927
2ndA256284203
3rdA2193112
4thA20101211
5thA257101824
6thB20117702
7thB20565810
8thA2603501

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2022

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 66.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2022

CT16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2022: 56.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years