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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2001, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2000 (331), and casualties rose from 437.

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

Collisions in 2001
383
Up 16% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
503
Up 15% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2001

1.8% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious6316%
  • Slight31382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious7415%
  • Slight42184%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2001 is highlighted, with 383, up 16% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.3%)
  • February26 (6.8%)
  • March30 (7.8%)
  • April20 (5.2%)
  • May34 (8.9%)
  • June32 (8.4%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August38 (9.9%)
  • September33 (8.6%)
  • October37 (9.7%)
  • November31 (8.1%)
  • December36 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded27 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (69%)
  • Wet or damp103 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph236 (62%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph98 (26%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (64%)
  • Pedestrian75 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (10%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2070 (14%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.6%)
  • Over 7529 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded57 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (56%)
  • Passenger145 (29%)
  • Pedestrian75 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (74%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Folkestone and Hythe ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2001.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2001

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2001, with 67 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2001

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2001: 92, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25992119118
2ndA20446025
3rdA2033364106
4thA260232914
5thM20121700
6thB206891202
7thB207191001
8thB20658901
9thB207571110
10thA207061202
11thA2615700
12thB20645502
13thA20343300
14thB20632200
15thB20702301
16thB20611101

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2001

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2001: 158.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2001

CT20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2001: 89.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2001.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years