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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2013, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2012 (268), and casualties fell from 396.

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

Collisions in 2013
234
Down 13% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
331
Down 16% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2013

2.1% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious2611%
  • Slight20387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious3410%
  • Slight29288%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2013 is highlighted, with 234, down 13% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (17%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday26 (11%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.8%)
  • February9 (3.8%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April21 (9%)
  • May16 (6.8%)
  • June20 (8.5%)
  • July21 (9%)
  • August29 (12%)
  • September18 (7.7%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November20 (8.5%)
  • December14 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (73%)
  • Wet or damp49 (21%)
  • Snow9 (3.8%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph130 (56%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph62 (26%)
  • 70 mph26 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (10%)
  • Roundabout19 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2044 (13%)
  • 21 to 2559 (18%)
  • 26 to 3546 (14%)
  • 36 to 4550 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (66%)
  • Passenger77 (23%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (75%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • 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 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 2013.

Collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2013

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2013, with 26 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2013

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2013: 56, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259568217
2ndA20375612
3rdA260173502
4thM20162302
5thA20337800
6thB20686601
7thB20635600
8thB20644400
9thA20343900
10thA2613300
11thB20112310
12thB20652200
13thB20672200
14thB20712500
15thB20752200
16thA20701200
17thB21701100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2013

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2013: 92.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2013

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2013: 53.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2013, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years