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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2016, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2015 (283), and casualties rose from 380.

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

Collisions in 2016
323
Up 14% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
431
Up 13% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2016

1.2% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2016 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious7222%
  • Slight24776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8119%
  • Slight34680%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2016 is highlighted, with 323, up 14% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (11%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.3%)
  • February19 (5.9%)
  • March26 (8%)
  • April30 (9.3%)
  • May21 (6.5%)
  • June38 (12%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August27 (8.4%)
  • September32 (9.9%)
  • October25 (7.7%)
  • November24 (7.4%)
  • December27 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (74%)
  • Wet or damp78 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph172 (53%)
  • 40 mph33 (10%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph78 (24%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (13%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (12%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2044 (10%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (18%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5569 (16%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (8.8%)
  • Over 7527 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (66%)
  • Passenger100 (23%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (76%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had the 162nd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2016

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2016, with 49 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2016

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2016: 72, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597297015
2ndA260324805
3rdM20273927
4thA20223016
5thA2033151704
6thB2068131700
7thB2064121703
8thA20348901
9thA20704801
10thB201131003
11thB20673301
12thB20713301
13thB20752301
14thA2611100
15thB20601100
16thB20631100
17thB20801100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2016

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2016: 128.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2016

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2016: 67.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years