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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2017, and 384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2016 (323), and casualties fell from 431.

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

Collisions in 2017
291
Down 10% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
384
Down 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2017

0.3% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5419%
  • Slight23681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight32585%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2017 is highlighted, with 291, down 10% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (18%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.3%)
  • February20 (6.9%)
  • March22 (7.6%)
  • April16 (5.5%)
  • May28 (9.6%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July23 (7.9%)
  • August22 (7.6%)
  • September26 (8.9%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November22 (7.6%)
  • December24 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (9.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (75%)
  • Wet or damp68 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph173 (59%)
  • 40 mph26 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph59 (20%)
  • 70 mph21 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (12%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (61%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (13%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2055 (14%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3558 (15%)
  • 36 to 4563 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.3%)
  • Over 7525 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (62%)
  • Passenger96 (25%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car386 (74%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had the 163rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2017

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2017, with 41 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2017

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2017: 45, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259457007
2ndA260182004
3rdM20162203
4thA20141902
5thA2034111703
6thA20335601
7thB20644500
8thB20684600
9thB20754410
10thB20112200
11thA2491100
12thA2611100
13thB20631100
14thB20801100
15thM251100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2017

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2017: 130.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2017

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2017: 90.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2017, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years