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CT13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,353 road traffic collisions in the CT13 postcode district, Dover, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,803 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 273 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, down from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,353
2,026th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,803
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
19 people killed
Serious collisions
273
318 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CT13

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious27320%
  • Slight1,06278%

What the data shows

  • CT13 had 198 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 258 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in CT13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 174 children under 16 were killed or injured in CT13, 9.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in CT13.

Where CT13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,026th
Most casualties
2,068th
Most fatal collisions
2,215th
Most serious collisions
2,074th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday191 (14%)
  • Tuesday209 (15%)
  • Wednesday199 (15%)
  • Thursday208 (15%)
  • Friday202 (15%)
  • Saturday202 (15%)
  • Sunday142 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight992 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit214 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,038 (77%)
  • Roundabout152 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph48 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph547 (40%)
  • 40 mph86 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph91 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph565 (42%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,079 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,017 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist312 (17%)
  • Pedestrian192 (11%)
  • Cyclist155 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CT13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CT13, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CT13 peaked at 48 in 1979; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251520
20241819
20231720
20221013
20212332
20202026
20191418
20182533
20172429
20163245
20152327
20142732
20132939
20121722
20112134
20102639
20093240
20082329
20073036
20063043
20052634
20043140
20033443
20022538
20013862
20002536
19992532
19982432
19972734
19963862
19952235
19943241
19933243
19922834
19913449
19902937
19894356
19883139
19873349
19863140
19853646
19844459
19833850
19823846
19814764
19803848
19794858

Map of recent crashes in CT13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CT13

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CT13

The 24 most recent collisions in CT13 happened between 3 August 2024 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CT13

The A256 has the most collisions in CT13, 542 of 1,353 (40%), followed by the A257 (60).

Collisions in CT13 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2565427669120
2ndA2576085110
3rdA258151906

Council areas covering CT13

Collisions in CT13 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dover has 1,280 of 1,353 (95%).

Collisions in CT13 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDover1,2801,71216254
2ndThanet7391219

Town in CT13

Of the 1,353 collisions in CT13, 391 (29%) were in Sandwich.