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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2007, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2006 (295), and casualties fell from 418.

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

Collisions in 2007
309
Up 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
399
Down 5% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2007

2.3% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2007 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious299.4%
  • Slight27388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious369%
  • Slight35689%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2007 is highlighted, with 309, up 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (18%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (10%)
  • February33 (11%)
  • March18 (5.8%)
  • April22 (7.1%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June24 (7.8%)
  • July26 (8.4%)
  • August30 (9.7%)
  • September22 (7.1%)
  • October23 (7.4%)
  • November21 (6.8%)
  • December27 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (64%)
  • Wet or damp102 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (57%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph77 (25%)
  • 70 mph29 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (65%)
  • Pedestrian55 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7%)
  • 16 to 2056 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3586 (22%)
  • 36 to 4561 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.8%)
  • Over 7519 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (63%)
  • Passenger92 (23%)
  • Pedestrian55 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (75%)
  • Motorcycle51 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 2007.

Collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2007

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2007, with 43 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2007

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2007: 61, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259618347
2ndA20476514
3rdA260223103
4thA2033202303
5thM20192802
6thB2068111203
7thB20655501
8thB20704410
9thB20613300
10thB20643500
11thB20713300
12thB20753300
13thA20342300
14thA21100
15thA20701401
16thA2611100
17thB20111100
18thB20631300
19thB20671100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2007

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2007: 116.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2007

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2007: 80.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years