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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2006, and 418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2005 (324), and casualties fell from 448.

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

Collisions in 2006
295
Down 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
418
Down 7% on 2005
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2006

2.7% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight25085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight36487%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2006 is highlighted, with 295, down 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (16%)
  • Thursday33 (11%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.5%)
  • February30 (10%)
  • March20 (6.8%)
  • April22 (7.5%)
  • May31 (11%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August13 (4.4%)
  • September24 (8.1%)
  • October21 (7.1%)
  • November20 (6.8%)
  • December23 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (65%)
  • Wet or damp100 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (58%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph71 (24%)
  • 70 mph23 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (63%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (5%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2070 (17%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.5%)
  • Over 7522 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (59%)
  • Passenger121 (29%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (78%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2006.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2006

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2006, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2006

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2006: 59, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595993010
2ndA20304212
3rdM20203422
4thB2068111201
5thA26081110
6thA20346802
7thB20115501
8thA2614700
9thB20644700
10thA207032411
11thA20332300
12thB20632300
13thB20652200
14thB20752200
15thB20711100
16thB20801200
17thB21101100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2006

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2006: 117.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2006

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2006: 86.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2006.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years