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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2004, and 429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2003 (388), and casualties fell from 529.

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

Collisions in 2004
315
Down 19% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
429
Down 19% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2004

2.9% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight26383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight36485%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2004 is highlighted, with 315, down 19% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (18%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.8%)
  • February24 (7.6%)
  • March20 (6.3%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May27 (8.6%)
  • June23 (7.3%)
  • July20 (6.3%)
  • August33 (10%)
  • September37 (12%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December27 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (73%)
  • Wet or damp70 (22%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph153 (49%)
  • 40 mph31 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph98 (31%)
  • 70 mph31 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (16%)
  • Roundabout22 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (68%)
  • Pedestrian58 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2079 (18%)
  • 21 to 2545 (10%)
  • 26 to 3567 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (14%)
  • 46 to 5545 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.4%)
  • Over 7520 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (63%)
  • Passenger99 (23%)
  • Pedestrian58 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (78%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 2004.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2004

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2004, with 29 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2004

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2004: 64, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259648936
2ndA20608436
3rdM20233104
4thA260203106
5thA2033192201
6thB2068101511
7thA207091811
8thA20346800
9thB20715502
10thB20755600
11thB20654400
12thA2612200
13thB20602200
14thB20632200
15thB20642200
16thB20672300
17thB20801100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2004

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2004: 109.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2004

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2004: 70.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years