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Dover road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,682 road traffic collisions in Dover from 1979 to 2025, and 5,739 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 760 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 47 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (51).

Collisions since 1979
4,682
223rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,739
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
36 people killed
Serious collisions
760
812 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
47
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Dover

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal330.7%
  • Serious76016%
  • Slight3,88983%

What the data shows

  • Dover had 608 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 807 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Dover were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 989 children under 16 were killed or injured in Dover, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Dover.

Where Dover ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
223rd
Most casualties
231st
Most fatal collisions
310th
Most serious collisions
240th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday699 (15%)
  • Tuesday641 (14%)
  • Wednesday668 (14%)
  • Thursday757 (16%)
  • Friday832 (18%)
  • Saturday646 (14%)
  • Sunday439 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,536 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,017 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown44 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit42 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,090 (66%)
  • One way street or slip road883 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway351 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout337 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph4,324 (92%)
  • 40 mph277 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph54 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,695 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds662 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other82 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded137 (2.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,491 (43%)
  • Pedestrian1,555 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist881 (15%)
  • Cyclist475 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant140 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant66 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant41 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Dover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Dover peaked at 161 in 1982; 2025 had 47.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 47
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254760
20245161
20235160
20226682
20216384
20204253
20194760
201878113
20177388
201690109
20157288
20147398
201385100
201287107
20118297
201078112
200983103
20087996
200781112
20068798
200588115
20047394
200377101
2002100131
2001116151
2000100123
199988105
1998115148
1997125149
1996138167
1995101117
1994115151
1993113165
1992135159
1991128147
1990122141
1989135159
1988107124
1987151183
1986124142
1985122144
1984154171
1983141156
1982161190
1981158184
1980135161
1979145180

Map of recent crashes in Dover

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Dover

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Dover

The 24 most recent collisions in Dover happened between 24 May and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Dover

The A256 has the most collisions in Dover, 1,472 of 4,682 (31%), followed by the A20 (892).

Collisions in Dover on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2561,4721,80511241
2ndA208921,14711129
3rdB2011120157113
4thA288117216
5thB20607698015
6thA258344508

Council areas covering Dover

Collisions in Dover were recorded in 3 council areas. Dover has 4,675 of 4,682 (99.9%).

Collisions in Dover by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDover4,6755,73033756
2ndThanet4402
3rdFolkestone and Hythe3502

Postcode districts in Dover

Collisions in Dover were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CT17 (2,559) and CT16 (2,123).