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CT16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,517 road traffic collisions in the CT16 postcode district, Dover, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 55 were fatal and 640 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 47 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
3,517
1,084th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,484
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
55
62 people killed
Serious collisions
640
737 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
47
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
62
Up 41% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CT16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal551.6%
  • Serious64018%
  • Slight2,82280%

What the data shows

  • CT16 had 531 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% fewer than the 615 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in CT16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 574 children under 16 were killed or injured in CT16, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in CT16.

Where CT16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,084th
Most casualties
1,160th
Most fatal collisions
1,050th
Most serious collisions
1,092nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday519 (15%)
  • Tuesday492 (14%)
  • Wednesday485 (14%)
  • Thursday564 (16%)
  • Friday586 (17%)
  • Saturday520 (15%)
  • Sunday351 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,594 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit706 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting149 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,173 (62%)
  • One way street or slip road600 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway393 (11%)
  • Roundabout336 (9.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph2,661 (76%)
  • 40 mph198 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph51 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph471 (13%)
  • 70 mph129 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,735 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds493 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist25 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other73 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded91 (2.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,277 (51%)
  • Pedestrian925 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist732 (16%)
  • Cyclist290 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant59 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)51 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CT16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CT16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CT16 peaked at 134 in 1981; 2025 had 47.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 47
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254762
20243844
20234558
20225685
20215873
20204248
20195261
20185569
20175573
201683107
20156177
20146281
20137793
20127191
20115981
20105383
20096390
20085162
20075673
20066276
20056587
20045257
20035570
20027092
20017499
20006481
19994963
19986785
199794119
1996100128
19957492
199468109
199390108
1992101132
199188102
199095119
1989105130
198880102
1987106125
198694115
19858095
198498123
1983124151
1982123151
1981134175
1980102125
1979119162

Map of recent crashes in CT16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CT16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CT16

The 24 most recent collisions in CT16 happened between 15 August and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CT16

The A256 has the most collisions in CT16, 1,063 of 3,517 (30%), followed by the A2 (446).

Collisions in CT16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2561,0631,34914196
2ndA24466171881
3rdA20277347543
4thA258123167028
5thB2060117161229

Council areas covering CT16

Collisions in CT16 were recorded in 3 council areas. Dover has 3,504 of 3,517 (99.6%).

Collisions in CT16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDover3,5044,46955636
2ndThanet8802
3rdFolkestone and Hythe5702

Towns in CT16

Collisions in CT16 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Dover (2,123) and Whitfield, Dover (662).