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Sandwich road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Sandwich, Dover, from 1979 to 2025, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 69 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
392
1,325th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
466
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
69
73 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Sandwich

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6918%
  • Slight32182%

What the data shows

  • Sandwich had 50 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 81 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Sandwich were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 49 children under 16 were killed or injured in Sandwich, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Sandwich.

Where Sandwich ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,325th
Most casualties
1,387th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,440th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (17%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road65 (17%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph44 (11%)
  • 30 mph295 (75%)
  • 40 mph37 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant172 (37%)
  • Pedestrian113 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (20%)
  • Cyclist62 (13%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Sandwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Sandwich peaked at 19 in 1979; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202488
202322
202257
202166
20201014
201937
201833
201744
201688
201589
201444
20131214
201255
201133
2010812
200999
200899
2007811
20061518
20051317
200478
20031114
200267
200177
200066
19991517
199889
199778
19961419
199578
1994910
199379
199289
1991810
199069
19891415
1988912
1987710
19861010
19851215
19841112
19831010
198279
1981814
19801518
19791920

Map of recent crashes in Sandwich

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Sandwich

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Sandwich

The 24 most recent collisions in Sandwich happened between 8 December 2020 and 18 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Sandwich

The A256 has the most collisions in Sandwich, 49 of 392 (13%), followed by the A258 (10).

Collisions in Sandwich on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2564962011
2ndA258101105
3rdA2575501

Council areas covering Sandwich

Collisions in Sandwich were recorded in 2 council areas. Dover has 362 of 392 (92%).

Collisions in Sandwich by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDover362430158
2ndThanet3036111

Postcode district for Sandwich

Of the 392 collisions in Sandwich, 391 (99.7%) were in the CT13 postcode district.