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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2022, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2021 (212), and casualties rose from 265.

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

Collisions in 2022
209
Down 1% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
284
Up 7% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2022

0.5% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2022 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight17081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight24285%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2022 is highlighted, with 209, down 1% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday42 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.2%)
  • February11 (5.3%)
  • March14 (6.7%)
  • April15 (7.2%)
  • May20 (9.6%)
  • June17 (8.1%)
  • July20 (9.6%)
  • August20 (9.6%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October15 (7.2%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December22 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (9.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (7.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (82%)
  • Wet or damp32 (15%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph116 (56%)
  • 40 mph26 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph43 (21%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (13%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2037 (13%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3543 (15%)
  • 36 to 4538 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (12%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.3%)
  • Over 7515 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (67%)
  • Passenger64 (23%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (76%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 2022.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2022

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2022, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2022

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2022: 42, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259426104
2ndM20152202
3rdB2064131603
4thA260121503
5thA20111202
6thB2068101503
7thA20337800
8thA203471500
9thB20113401
10thA2612201
11thB20712200
12thB20631100
13thB20671101
14thB20751100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2022

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2022: 89.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2022

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2022: 58.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years