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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2020, and 256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2019 (226), and casualties fell from 325.

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

Collisions in 2020
189
Down 16% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
256
Down 21% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2020

3.2% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2020 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.2%
  • Serious5529%
  • Slight12868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious6124%
  • Slight18873%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2020 is highlighted, with 189, down 16% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (19%)
  • Sunday27 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.5%)
  • February10 (5.3%)
  • March8 (4.2%)
  • April4 (2.1%)
  • May16 (8.5%)
  • June16 (8.5%)
  • July27 (14%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September16 (8.5%)
  • October18 (9.5%)
  • November13 (6.9%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (75%)
  • Wet or damp47 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph99 (52%)
  • 40 mph24 (13%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph41 (22%)
  • 70 mph12 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (14%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (65%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2535 (14%)
  • 26 to 3557 (22%)
  • 36 to 4526 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.9%)
  • Over 7521 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (68%)
  • Passenger48 (19%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (78%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Folkestone and Hythe ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had the 174th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2020

Cheriton, Folkestone and Hythe, CT19 4JA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2020, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2020

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2020: 50, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595080217
2ndM20162111
3rdA20131913
4thA2034111205
5thA26091101
6thB206471102
7thA20334400
8thA20704611
9thB20684503
10thB20753301
11thA2611100
12thB20111100
13thB20631101
14thB20671100
15thB20801101

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2020

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2020: 78.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2020

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2020: 57.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2020, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2020.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years