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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2003, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2002 (359), and casualties rose from 501.

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

Collisions in 2003
388
Up 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
529
Up 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2003

2.6% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight32784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight46087%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2003 is highlighted, with 388, up 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.7%)
  • February21 (5.4%)
  • March41 (11%)
  • April28 (7.2%)
  • May35 (9%)
  • June47 (12%)
  • July33 (8.5%)
  • August41 (11%)
  • September23 (5.9%)
  • October35 (9%)
  • November23 (5.9%)
  • December31 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (77%)
  • Wet or damp76 (20%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph211 (54%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph121 (31%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (11%)
  • Roundabout38 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (7.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (67%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (11%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7%)
  • 16 to 2071 (13%)
  • 21 to 2553 (10%)
  • 26 to 3591 (17%)
  • 36 to 4587 (16%)
  • 46 to 5554 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (62%)
  • Passenger141 (27%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (77%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2003.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2003

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2003, with 49 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2003

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2003: 90, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25990128212
2ndA20758807
3rdA2033253101
4thM20223902
5thA260192705
6thB2065131303
7thB2068101822
8thA207061521
9thA2615700
10thB20715502
11thB20755502
12thB20704401
13thB20633300
14thB20602200
15thB21702200
16thA20341100
17thB20641100
18thB20671100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2003

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2003: 156.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2003

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2003: 98.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years