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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2010, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2009 (270), and casualties rose from 349.

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

Collisions in 2010
284
Up 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
388
Up 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2010

1.4% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight24486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4010%
  • Slight34388%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2010 is highlighted, with 284, up 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (18%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.7%)
  • February14 (4.9%)
  • March24 (8.5%)
  • April19 (6.7%)
  • May19 (6.7%)
  • June38 (13%)
  • July38 (13%)
  • August23 (8.1%)
  • September27 (9.5%)
  • October23 (8.1%)
  • November27 (9.5%)
  • December13 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (71%)
  • Wet or damp61 (21%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.9%)
  • Snow7 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph153 (54%)
  • 40 mph23 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph76 (27%)
  • 70 mph28 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (59%)
  • Pedestrian51 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist31 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2051 (13%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (17%)
  • 46 to 5554 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.4%)
  • Over 7515 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (61%)
  • Passenger100 (26%)
  • Pedestrian51 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (76%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • 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 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Folkestone and Hythe ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2010.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2010

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2010, with 39 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2010

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2010: 76, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25976108313
2ndA20295002
3rdM20234000
4thA2033172000
5thA260141802
6thB2068131605
7thA2034121400
8thB2064101402
9thB20714500
10thB20113400
11thB20753300
12thA20702310
13thB20632201
14thA2611101
15thB20611100
16thB20651100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2010

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2010: 125.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2010

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2010: 79.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2010, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 25 December 2010.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years