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Dover road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2023, and 308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2022 (232), and casualties fell from 317.

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

Collisions in 2023
225
Down 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
308
Down 3% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2023

2.2% of collisions in Dover in 2023 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious4821%
  • Slight17276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5719%
  • Slight24580%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 225, down 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (17%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.3%)
  • February18 (8%)
  • March22 (9.8%)
  • April16 (7.1%)
  • May22 (9.8%)
  • June12 (5.3%)
  • July16 (7.1%)
  • August21 (9.3%)
  • September22 (9.8%)
  • October17 (7.6%)
  • November22 (9.8%)
  • December16 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (73%)
  • Wet or damp53 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (4%)
  • 30 mph111 (49%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph28 (12%)
  • 60 mph53 (24%)
  • 70 mph16 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (13%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (69%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2025 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2523 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3560 (19%)
  • 36 to 4556 (18%)
  • 46 to 5530 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (12%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.1%)
  • Over 7515 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (67%)
  • Passenger69 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (77%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had the 159th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2023

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2023, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2023

The A258 had the most collisions in Dover in 2023: 34, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2583452010
2ndA256264115
3rdA2233425
4thB2011121921
5thA2091101
6thA2573400
7thA2602401
8thB20462200
9thB20561100

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2023

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 51.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2023

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2023: 57.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2023, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years