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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2011, and 320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2010 (284), and casualties fell from 388.

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

Collisions in 2011
242
Down 15% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
320
Down 18% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
6.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2011

1.2% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2011 were fatal and 6.2% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious156.2%
  • Slight22493%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious165%
  • Slight30194%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2011 is highlighted, with 242, down 15% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.8%)
  • February18 (7.4%)
  • March20 (8.3%)
  • April21 (8.7%)
  • May17 (7%)
  • June22 (9.1%)
  • July15 (6.2%)
  • August23 (9.5%)
  • September24 (9.9%)
  • October30 (12%)
  • November18 (7.4%)
  • December20 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (74%)
  • Wet or damp62 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph124 (51%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph68 (28%)
  • 70 mph25 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (65%)
  • Pedestrian41 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (13%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2052 (16%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (17%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.6%)
  • Over 7511 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (63%)
  • Passenger76 (24%)
  • Pedestrian41 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (76%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Folkestone and Hythe ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 2011.

Collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2011

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2011, with 34 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2011

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2011: 68, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259689813
2ndA20313901
3rdM20172111
4thA260131600
5thA2033121401
6thB2064101201
7thB2068101301
8thA20343301
9thA2613400
10thB20632300
11thB20712200
12thA20701101
13thB20751100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2011

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2011: 90.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2011

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2011: 56.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2011, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years