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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2025, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 2024 (162), and casualties rose from 211.

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

Collisions in 2025
205
Up 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
260
Up 23% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 2025

1.5% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious5627%
  • Slight14671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5923%
  • Slight19876%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 2025 is highlighted, with 205, up 27% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 205
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (17%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (11%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.3%)
  • February19 (9.3%)
  • March17 (8.3%)
  • April18 (8.8%)
  • May18 (8.8%)
  • June18 (8.8%)
  • July24 (12%)
  • August18 (8.8%)
  • September13 (6.3%)
  • October16 (7.8%)
  • November10 (4.9%)
  • December19 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (5.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (76%)
  • Wet or damp47 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph121 (59%)
  • 40 mph20 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph43 (21%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (61%)
  • Pedestrian39 (15%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2028 (11%)
  • 21 to 2526 (10%)
  • 26 to 3553 (20%)
  • 36 to 4529 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (8.1%)
  • Over 7523 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (64%)
  • Passenger55 (21%)
  • Pedestrian39 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2025.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Folkestone and Hythe in 2025

Folkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe, CT20 1EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Folkestone and Hythe in 2025, with 25 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 2025

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 2025: 47, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594768214
2ndB2064131304
3rdM20121402
4thA260101203
5thA2091200
6thA203381101
7thB20685710
8thA20343400
9thA2613601
10thB20633300
11thB20713401
12thA20702201
13thB20752200
14thA11101
15thB20111101
16thB20801100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2025

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 2025: 76.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 2025

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 2025: 47.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 2025, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years