Official DfT STATS19 Data
Dover Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Dover from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,081 collisions, ranked #172 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,081
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
20
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
258
Serious
hospital-level injuries
1,444
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 199 | 2 | 61 | 136 | 270 |
| 2024 | 196 | 0 | 57 | 139 | 242 |
| 2023 | 225 | 5 | 48 | 172 | 308 |
| 2022 | 232 | 8 | 46 | 178 | 317 |
| 2021 | 229 | 5 | 46 | 178 | 307 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Dover
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Dover on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Dover — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Dover?
Dover recorded 1,081 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 20 fatal and 258 serious collisions, with 1,444 total casualties. It ranks #172 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Dover accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.