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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2015, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2014 (308), and casualties fell from 405.

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

Collisions in 2015
283
Down 8% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
380
Down 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2015

1.4% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2015 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious3813%
  • Slight24185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious3910%
  • Slight33588%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2015 is highlighted, with 283, down 8% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (20%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday32 (11%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.8%)
  • February18 (6.4%)
  • March22 (7.8%)
  • April26 (9.2%)
  • May19 (6.7%)
  • June26 (9.2%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August19 (6.7%)
  • September33 (12%)
  • October21 (7.4%)
  • November28 (9.9%)
  • December17 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (70%)
  • Wet or damp81 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph163 (58%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph60 (21%)
  • 70 mph25 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (12%)
  • Roundabout21 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (65%)
  • Pedestrian53 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (12%)
  • Cyclist19 (5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2049 (13%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4563 (17%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.1%)
  • Over 7518 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (65%)
  • Passenger79 (21%)
  • Pedestrian53 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (75%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2015.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2015

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2015, with 39 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2015

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2015: 71, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597198212
2ndA20233504
3rdM20232902
4thA260212401
5thB2064171910
6thA2033151902
7thB20685700
8thB20634400
9thA20343500
10thA20703702
11thB20713501
12thB20753301
13thA2612200
14thB20112400

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2015

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2015: 113.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2015

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2015: 68.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years