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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2019, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2018 (247), and casualties fell from 341.

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

Collisions in 2019
226
Down 9% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
325
Down 5% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2019

1.8% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight18381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight27886%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2019 is highlighted, with 226, down 9% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday46 (20%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (11%)
  • February15 (6.6%)
  • March25 (11%)
  • April11 (4.9%)
  • May20 (8.8%)
  • June18 (8%)
  • July19 (8.4%)
  • August23 (10%)
  • September20 (8.8%)
  • October18 (8%)
  • November15 (6.6%)
  • December18 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (72%)
  • Wet or damp58 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph118 (52%)
  • 40 mph25 (11%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph53 (23%)
  • 70 mph15 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (11%)
  • Roundabout9 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (68%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (10%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2034 (10%)
  • 21 to 2530 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3568 (21%)
  • 36 to 4534 (10%)
  • 46 to 5548 (15%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (66%)
  • Passenger73 (22%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car319 (75%)
  • Motorcycle35 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2019.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2019

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2019, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2019

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2019: 61, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259619016
2ndA20182507
3rdM20152211
4thA260111300
5thB2064111703
6thA2033101011
7thA203461201
8thB20684501
9thB20633300
10thB20713300
11thA20702702
12thA2612200
13thB20751100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2019

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2019: 97.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2019

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2019: 63.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years