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Dover road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in Dover in 2025, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2024 (196), and casualties rose from 242.

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

Collisions in 2025
199
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
270
Up 12% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Dover in 2025

1% of collisions in Dover in 2025 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Dover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious6131%
  • Slight13668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6926%
  • Slight19974%

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 533 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 199, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 199
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday26 (13%)
  • Saturday34 (17%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.5%)
  • February21 (11%)
  • March17 (8.5%)
  • April14 (7%)
  • May16 (8%)
  • June15 (7.5%)
  • July16 (8%)
  • August24 (12%)
  • September16 (8%)
  • October17 (8.5%)
  • November13 (6.5%)
  • December17 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (75%)
  • Wet or damp44 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph106 (53%)
  • 40 mph17 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph21 (11%)
  • 60 mph42 (21%)
  • 70 mph6 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout10 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dover in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (59%)
  • Pedestrian38 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (13%)
  • Van occupant20 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2033 (12%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (14%)
  • 46 to 5529 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (10%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.9%)
  • Over 7510 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (62%)
  • Passenger65 (24%)
  • Pedestrian38 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (11%)
  • Motorcycle36 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dover in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dover had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2025.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dover in 2025

Town & Castle, Dover, CT16 1BD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dover in 2025, with 27 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Dover with the most crashes in 2025

The A256 had the most collisions in Dover in 2025: 26, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dover, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2562636011
2ndA258222709
3rdA2141906
4thB2011121813
5thA2577712
6thA205800
7thB20463501
8thB20562200
9thA2601200

Towns in Dover: crashes in 2025

Dover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 47.

Postcode districts in Dover: crashes in 2025

CT14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dover in 2025: 50.

Latest crashes in Dover in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Dover in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Dover road accidents in other years