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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2009, and 349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2008 (279), and casualties fell from 393.

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

Collisions in 2009
270
Down 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
349
Down 11% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2009

0.4% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight23587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3510%
  • Slight31390%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2009 is highlighted, with 270, down 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (11%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (17%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.5%)
  • February21 (7.8%)
  • March15 (5.6%)
  • April28 (10%)
  • May25 (9.3%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July21 (7.8%)
  • August25 (9.3%)
  • September16 (5.9%)
  • October23 (8.5%)
  • November21 (7.8%)
  • December21 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (72%)
  • Wet or damp60 (22%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph152 (56%)
  • 40 mph19 (7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph69 (26%)
  • 70 mph26 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (68%)
  • Pedestrian52 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2054 (15%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (16%)
  • 36 to 4561 (17%)
  • 46 to 5528 (8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.4%)
  • Over 7518 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (60%)
  • Passenger89 (26%)
  • Pedestrian52 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car388 (81%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 2009.

Collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2009

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2009, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2009

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2009: 60, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596086112
2ndA2033192001
3rdA20182100
4thM20182305
5thA260162202
6thB2064141700
7thB2068131801
8thB20635500
9thB20655700
10thA20344500
11thB20754601
12thA2613601
13thA20702300
14thB20111100
15thB20711101

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2009

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2009: 99.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2009

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2009: 53.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years