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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2008, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2007 (309), and casualties fell from 399.

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

Collisions in 2008
279
Down 10% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
393
Down 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2008

1.8% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight23986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious399.9%
  • Slight34989%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2008 is highlighted, with 279, down 10% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (17%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday38 (14%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.2%)
  • February15 (5.4%)
  • March19 (6.8%)
  • April23 (8.2%)
  • May23 (8.2%)
  • June23 (8.2%)
  • July26 (9.3%)
  • August18 (6.5%)
  • September34 (12%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November26 (9.3%)
  • December21 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (72%)
  • Wet or damp70 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph141 (51%)
  • 40 mph23 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph81 (29%)
  • 70 mph24 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (11%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20103 (26%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3561 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (10%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.9%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (66%)
  • Passenger100 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (80%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2008.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2008

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2008, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2008

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2008: 45, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259458205
2ndA20355403
3rdM20232904
4thA260223201
5thA2033121203
6thB2068122102
7thA2616710
8thB20655900
9thB20755901
10thB20713401
11thA20702200
12thB20612200
13thA20341100
14thB20631100
15thB20641100
16thB21701100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2008

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2008: 108.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2008

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2008: 69.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years