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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2002, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (383), and casualties fell from 503.

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

Collisions in 2002
359
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
501
Level with 2001
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2002

2.2% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight30084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight43887%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2002 is highlighted, with 359, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday70 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.1%)
  • February25 (7%)
  • March24 (6.7%)
  • April26 (7.2%)
  • May35 (9.7%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August32 (8.9%)
  • September32 (8.9%)
  • October30 (8.4%)
  • November33 (9.2%)
  • December25 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (69%)
  • Wet or damp106 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph222 (62%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph88 (25%)
  • 70 mph23 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (65%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2072 (14%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3591 (18%)
  • 36 to 4569 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)
  • Not recorded20 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (57%)
  • Passenger142 (28%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (77%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Folkestone and Hythe ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2002.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2002

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2002, with 56 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2002

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2002: 82, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25982116111
2ndA20679519
3rdA2033253514
4thA260152210
5thM20152404
6thB2065111601
7thB2068101410
8thB207191503
9thA20348901
10thB20636810
11thB20756802
12thB20644501
13thA2613300
14thB20672401
15thB21702600
16thA20701410
17thB20601300
18thB20701100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2002

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2002: 174.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2002

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2002: 112.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2002, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2002.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years