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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2005, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2004 (315), and casualties rose from 429.

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

Collisions in 2005
324
Up 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
448
Up 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2005

2.5% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2005 were fatal and 9% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious299%
  • Slight28789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious347.6%
  • Slight40590%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2005 is highlighted, with 324, up 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (19%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday43 (13%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.4%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March34 (10%)
  • April23 (7.1%)
  • May14 (4.3%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July25 (7.7%)
  • August22 (6.8%)
  • September27 (8.3%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December26 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Other19 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded21 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (65%)
  • Wet or damp99 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph175 (54%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph91 (28%)
  • 70 mph33 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (69%)
  • Pedestrian62 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (10%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2099 (22%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3577 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (59%)
  • Passenger123 (27%)
  • Pedestrian62 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (78%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2005.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2005

Cheriton, Folkestone and Hythe, CT19 4JA area and Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2005, with 34 collisions each.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2005

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2005: 70, including 4 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259709446
2ndA20344714
3rdA260273604
4thM20234203
5thB2064141701
6thA2034101100
7thB206881000
8thA20333300
9thA2613801
10thB20113610
11thB20633500
12thB20753311
13thA20702200
14thB20652200
15thA2261200
16thB20461100
17thB20711100
18thB20801200

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2005

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2005: 135.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2005

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2005: 93.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2005.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years