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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2000, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1999 (343), and casualties fell from 497.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,498 collisions in Folkestone and Hythe.

Collisions in 2000
331
Down 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
437
Down 12% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2000

1.2% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5216%
  • Slight27583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6014%
  • Slight37385%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2000 is highlighted, with 331, down 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025205260
2024162211
2023219284
2022209284
2021212265
2020189256
2019226325
2018247341
2017291384
2016323431
2015283380
2014308405
2013234331
2012268396
2011242320
2010284388
2009270349
2008279393
2007309399
2006295418
2005324448
2004315429
2003388529
2002359501
2001383503
2000331437
1999343497
1998365522
1997371500
1996416558
1995386503
1994445584
1993368483
1992428538
1991368480
1990391540
1989432538
1988411524
1987404523
1986386487
1985413535
1984430543
1983399514
1982426555
1981390525
1980384498
1979387498

When and where crashes happen in Folkestone and Hythe in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (17%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday41 (12%)
  • Saturday58 (18%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.5%)
  • February24 (7.3%)
  • March19 (5.7%)
  • April36 (11%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August31 (9.4%)
  • September21 (6.3%)
  • October27 (8.2%)
  • November25 (7.6%)
  • December11 (3.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (69%)
  • Wet or damp95 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph183 (55%)
  • 40 mph30 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph97 (29%)
  • 70 mph20 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (63%)
  • Pedestrian62 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist37 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2062 (14%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3588 (20%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (61%)
  • Passenger110 (25%)
  • Pedestrian62 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (76%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Folkestone and Hythe

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Folkestone and Hythe ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2000.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2000

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2000: 68, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259689307
2ndA205667112
3rdA260213206
4thA2033131501
5thM20131702
6thB20658810
7thA20347701
8thB206871622
9thA20706900
10thA2615700
11thB20754600
12thB20613301
13thB20672300
14thB20702401
15thB20712502
16thB20601101
17thB20631200
18thB20641200
19thB20801101

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2000

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2000: 144.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2000

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2000: 94.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2000.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years