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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2012, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2011 (242), and casualties rose from 320.

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

Collisions in 2012
268
Up 11% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
396
Up 24% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight23086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4311%
  • Slight35189%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2012 is highlighted, with 268, up 11% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday50 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.8%)
  • February20 (7.5%)
  • March25 (9.3%)
  • April22 (8.2%)
  • May26 (9.7%)
  • June21 (7.8%)
  • July19 (7.1%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September23 (8.6%)
  • October22 (8.2%)
  • November18 (6.7%)
  • December22 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (66%)
  • Wet or damp81 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph147 (55%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph71 (26%)
  • 70 mph29 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (67%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2070 (18%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3558 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6546 (12%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.8%)
  • Over 7520 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (61%)
  • Passenger109 (28%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (76%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2012.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2012

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2012, with 41 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2012

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2012: 75, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25975127110
2ndM20243101
3rdA20213703
4thA260192802
5thA2033151701
6thB2064141702
7thB2068102001
8thA20345700
9thA20704711
10thB20673601
11thB20713300
12thB20753301
13thA2612200
14thB20112400
15thB20632201

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2012

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2012: 103.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2012

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2012: 74.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2012, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years