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Deal road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,859 road traffic collisions in Deal, Dover, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 512 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
2,859
349th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,427
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
17 people killed
Serious collisions
512
540 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Deal

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal170.6%
  • Serious51218%
  • Slight2,33081%

What the data shows

  • Deal had 340 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 467 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Deal were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 601 children under 16 were killed or injured in Deal, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Deal.

Where Deal ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
349th
Most casualties
356th
Most fatal collisions
560th
Most serious collisions
331st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday395 (14%)
  • Tuesday412 (14%)
  • Wednesday387 (14%)
  • Thursday453 (16%)
  • Friday461 (16%)
  • Saturday441 (15%)
  • Sunday310 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,202 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit580 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,680 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout48 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,803 (98%)
  • 40 mph17 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph14 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,280 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds393 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other56 (2%)
  • Not recorded63 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,371 (40%)
  • Pedestrian703 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist635 (19%)
  • Cyclist594 (17%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Deal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Deal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Deal peaked at 109 in 1979; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253437
20243339
20233953
20223440
20213443
20202425
20192830
20183341
20173950
20164255
20153441
20143957
20135463
20123945
20113844
20104046
20094762
20084864
20075976
20066982
20056369
20044053
20035670
20026176
20017086
20005663
19996275
19985763
19975974
19965877
19957393
19948194
19937489
19926677
199190108
19907890
198986101
198895115
1987103116
198686100
19857584
198497114
198397105
19828699
19818299
198092108
1979109136

Map of recent crashes in Deal

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Deal

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Deal

The 24 most recent collisions in Deal happened between 2 May and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Deal

The A258 has the most collisions in Deal, 1,044 of 2,859 (37%), followed by the B2056 (187).

Collisions in Deal on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2581,0441,2858176
2ndB2056187222124
3rdB2057152301

Council areas covering Deal

Collisions in Deal were recorded in 2 council areas. Dover has 2,853 of 2,859 (99.8%).

Collisions in Deal by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDover2,8533,42017512
2ndThanet6700

Postcode district for Deal

All 2,859 collisions in Deal were in the CT14 postcode district.