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CT15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,102 road traffic collisions in the CT15 postcode district, Dover, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,655 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 105 were fatal and 713 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, down 21% on 2024 (42).

Collisions since 1979
3,102
1,274th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,655
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
105
123 people killed
Serious collisions
713
959 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Down 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for CT15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1053.4%
  • Serious71323%
  • Slight2,28474%

What the data shows

  • CT15 had 432 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% fewer than the 501 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in CT15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 442 children under 16 were killed or injured in CT15, 9.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in CT15.

Where CT15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,274th
Most casualties
1,099th
Most fatal collisions
247th
Most serious collisions
930th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday427 (14%)
  • Tuesday395 (13%)
  • Wednesday481 (16%)
  • Thursday441 (14%)
  • Friday503 (16%)
  • Saturday445 (14%)
  • Sunday410 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,178 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting600 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit263 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,546 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway378 (12%)
  • Roundabout152 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph543 (18%)
  • 40 mph53 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph172 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph2,037 (66%)
  • 70 mph294 (9.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,275 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds430 (14%)
  • Fog or mist126 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds51 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other106 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded45 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,324 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist568 (12%)
  • Pedestrian198 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist156 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant153 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)81 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant34 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CT15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CT15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CT15 peaked at 108 in 1981; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253352
20244252
20235482
20224263
20214255
20202839
20194257
20185075
20174674
20165371
20153344
20144163
20134479
20126187
20114567
20105879
20096198
20085372
20074665
20065989
20056794
20044758
20036386
200267105
20015573
200065103
199964120
199881147
199778130
199668102
199587117
199499157
199381149
1992104158
1991101144
199075115
198989127
198877104
198784135
198676112
198580114
198476115
1983106150
1982100148
1981108175
198096156
19797598

Map of recent crashes in CT15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CT15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CT15

The 24 most recent collisions in CT15 happened between 26 April and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CT15

The A2 has the most collisions in CT15, 500 of 3,102 (16%), followed by the A258 (451).

Collisions in CT15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA250084131106
2ndA2584517162396
3rdA2562513881161
4thA202243701043
5thA260170275252
6thB2060167247645
7thB205874116223
8thB20114675214

Council areas covering CT15

Collisions in CT15 were recorded in 3 council areas. Dover has 2,888 of 3,102 (93%).

Collisions in CT15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDover2,8884,310102650
2ndFolkestone and Hythe205328262
3rdThanet4601