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Dover road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2024, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2023 (225), and casualties fell from 308.

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

Collisions in 2024
196
Down 13% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
242
Down 21% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2024

None of the collisions in Dover in 2024 were fatal and 29% were serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5729%
  • Slight13971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6025%
  • Slight18275%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 196, down 13% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 196
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (20%)
  • Friday28 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday14 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (9.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.7%)
  • February15 (7.7%)
  • March17 (8.7%)
  • April14 (7.1%)
  • May11 (5.6%)
  • June15 (7.7%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August19 (9.7%)
  • September18 (9.2%)
  • October17 (8.7%)
  • November18 (9.2%)
  • December15 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (74%)
  • Wet or damp49 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph112 (57%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph19 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph42 (21%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (60%)
  • Pedestrian36 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (11%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2028 (12%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3539 (16%)
  • 36 to 4538 (16%)
  • 46 to 5529 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.2%)
  • Over 7517 (7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (69%)
  • Passenger40 (17%)
  • Pedestrian36 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (73%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2024.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2024

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2024, with 16 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2024

The A258 had the most collisions in Dover in 2024: 26, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA258263906
2ndA256243207
3rdB2011151802
4thA2121401
5thA208904
6thA2575702
7thA2602200
8thB20562300
9thB20461100

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2024

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 51.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2024

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2024: 46.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2024, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years