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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2014, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 32% on 2013 (234), and casualties rose from 331.

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

Collisions in 2014
308
Up 32% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
405
Up 22% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2014

1.3% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight26185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight35287%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2014 is highlighted, with 308, up 32% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.8%)
  • February12 (3.9%)
  • March19 (6.2%)
  • April22 (7.1%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June25 (8.1%)
  • July25 (8.1%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September21 (6.8%)
  • October29 (9.4%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December30 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (70%)
  • Wet or damp85 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph175 (57%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph76 (25%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (64%)
  • Pedestrian51 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2050 (12%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3578 (19%)
  • 36 to 4558 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (16%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.4%)
  • Over 7518 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (67%)
  • Passenger83 (20%)
  • Pedestrian51 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (76%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 2014.

Collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2014

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2014, with 32 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2014

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2014: 78, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25978105112
2ndA20324722
3rdA260294204
4thM20244001
5thB2064131602
6thA2033101102
7thA203491101
8thB20688901
9thB20113400
10thB20753300
11thA2612201
12thB20632200
13thB20712210
14thB20671100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2014

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2014: 117.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2014

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2014: 69.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years