Serious
Nissan Almera crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 23 Dec 2025, 13:55
- Nissan Almera and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461687741
North Downs West, Folkestone and Hythe, CT21 4HP area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 174 road collisions at this accident hotspot in North Downs West ward, Folkestone and Hythe, from 2001 to 2025, with 219 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 18 were serious.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 174
- 4,878th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 219
- 1.26 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 4
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the CT21 4HP hotspot
19 of the 174 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.6%
- Serious1810%
- Slight15589%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 21
- Slightly injured
- 197
- All casualties
- 219
Accidents by year at the CT21 4HP hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 15 in 2016, against an average of 7.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CT21 4HP hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 4
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 15 | 17 |
| 2015 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 14 | 16 |
| 2013 | 10 | 16 |
| 2012 | 10 | 12 |
| 2011 | 9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 10 | 13 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 7 | 10 |
| 2004 | 11 | 16 |
| 2003 | 9 | 10 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 |
| 2001 | 5 | 7 |
Map of crashes at the CT21 4HP hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CT21 4HP.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the North Downs West, Folkestone and Hythe, CT21 4HP area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the CT21 4HP hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- North Downs West
- Council area
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- CT21 4HP
- Postcode district
- CT21
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.0947, 1.05031
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 23 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 4,878th of 12,033 hotspots
Accident hotspots near CT21 4HP
7 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the North Downs West, Folkestone and Hythe, CT21 4HR area, 1.3 km away, with 69 collisions.
- North Downs West, Folkestone and Hythe, CT21 4HR area1.3 km away, 98 casualties69 collisions
- North Downs West, Folkestone and Hythe, TN25 6GG area2.9 km away, 105 casualties72 collisions
- Hythe Rural, Folkestone and Hythe, CT21 6LG area2.9 km away, 108 casualties85 collisions
- North Downs West, Folkestone and Hythe, TN25 6DS area3.3 km away, 120 casualties86 collisions
- Hythe, Folkestone and Hythe, CT21 5AT area3.4 km away, 277 casualties231 collisions
- North Downs East, Folkestone and Hythe, CT18 8AT area4.2 km away, 201 casualties131 collisions
- Hythe, Folkestone and Hythe, CT21 5QA area4.2 km away, 128 casualties89 collisions
All 174 crashes at the CT21 4HP hotspot
Newest first, from 17 April 2001 to 23 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 13 Oct 2025, 21:34
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461660155
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 25 Jun 2025, 08:15
- Land Rover Range Rover and Dacia Sandero
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461609336
- Slight
Yamaha MT crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 2 Apr 2025, 17:13
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461573862
- Serious
Suzuki GSF 1200 crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 17 Sep 2024, 19:11
- Suzuki GSF 1200 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461492999
- Slight
Scania crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 12 Jul 2024, 11:20
- Scania and Dacia Logan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461469123
- Serious
Peugeot Expert crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 17 May 2024, 14:40
- Peugeot Expert and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461454166
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 2 Apr 2024, 12:00
- Ford Kuga and Peugeot Partner
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461427170
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 9 Nov 2023, 07:29
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461380198
- Serious
Yamaha MT crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 25 Jun 2023, 14:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461323854
- Slight
Keeway RKF crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 17 May 2023, 05:44
- Keeway RKF and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461309974
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 27 Nov 2022, 10:04
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2022461264218
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 6 Aug 2022, 11:35
- Volkswagen Polo and Yamaha MT
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461217992
- Serious
Citroen C3 crash on the B2068 in Folkestone and Hythe, 5 Aug 2022, 11:49
- Citroen C3 and Suzuki Swift
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022461214715
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 11 Jun 2022, 19:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461194075
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 5 May 2022, 18:56
- Vauxhall Corsa and Suzuki
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461175203
- Slight
Mini John Cooper Works crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 24 Nov 2021, 17:11
- Mini John Cooper Works and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461175293
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 24 Nov 2021, 17:10
- Vauxhall Astra and Mini John Cooper Works
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461133596
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 18 Nov 2021, 09:36
- Mercedes E Class and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461113834
- Slight
Car crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 5 Nov 2021, 08:00
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461179024
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 7 Apr 2021, 11:39
- Vauxhall Astra and MAN
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461035799
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 28 Jan 2021, 08:29
- Citroen C3 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461018420
- Fatal
Fiat Ducato crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 8 Dec 2020, 19:13
- Fiat Ducato and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020461005292
- Slight
BMW M3 crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 1 Nov 2020, 20:56
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2020460995813
- Slight
Car crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 29 Sep 2020, 16:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460987336
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 18 Jul 2020, 13:30
- Vauxhall Astra and Saab 9-3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460967832
- Slight
Honda VFR800F crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 14 Jun 2020, 11:13
- Honda VFR800F and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460959264
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 9 Jun 2020, 20:45
- Vauxhall Astra and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460959265
- Slight
Audi A5 crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 21 Feb 2020, 17:40
- Audi A5 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020460938350
- Slight
Audi Q5 crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 19 Feb 2020, 21:30
- Audi Q5 and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460934400
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the B2068 in Folkestone and Hythe, 28 Oct 2019, 18:00
- Peugeot 206 and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460895325
- Slight
Mercedes Cla Class crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 20 Oct 2019, 16:15
- Mercedes Cla Class and Triumph Tiger
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460891983
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 28 Aug 2019, 12:07
- Hyundai i20, Ford Fiesta and a van
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460874627
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 8 Jun 2019, 08:00
- Mercedes C Class, DAF Trucks, Vauxhall Zafira and Skoda Superb
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460854653
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 18 May 2019, 16:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460842906
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 5 Jul 2018, 14:00
- Nissan Juke and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460315524
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 23 Jun 2018, 08:00
- Audi A4 and Land Rover Discovery
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460305792
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 16 May 2018, 09:30
- Skoda Fabia and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460295735
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 26 Jan 2018, 01:18
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2018460263132
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on an unclassified road in Folkestone and Hythe, 11 Jul 2017, 19:10
- Seat Ibiza and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460202530
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 2 Jul 2017, 12:45
- Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460199171
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Folkestone and Hythe, 13 Mar 2017, 08:00
- Volkswagen Golf and Yamaha Ybr 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460165662
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 3 Feb 2017, 10:45
- Mercedes C Class and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460156278
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 2 Dec 2016, 08:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460149425
- Serious
Hyundai Getz crash on the M20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 29 Nov 2016, 08:20
- Hyundai Getz, Honda VFR 1200 and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460134268
- Serious
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 4 Sep 2016, 13:38
- Volkswagen Passat and Suzuki SV 650
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460103256
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 24 Aug 2016, 16:15
- Fiat 500 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460109388
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the A20 in Folkestone and Hythe, 19 Aug 2016, 12:05
- Citroen C3 and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016460099238