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CT19 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,836 road traffic collisions in the CT19 postcode district, Folkestone and Hythe, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,783 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 687 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 47 collisions, up 18% on 2024 (40).

Collisions since 1979
3,836
952nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,783
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
27 people killed
Serious collisions
687
744 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
47
Up 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
53
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CT19

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal250.7%
  • Serious68718%
  • Slight3,12481%

What the data shows

  • CT19 had 596 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% fewer than the 687 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in CT19 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 883 children under 16 were killed or injured in CT19, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in CT19.

Where CT19 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
952nd
Most casualties
1,063rd
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
975th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday527 (14%)
  • Tuesday602 (16%)
  • Wednesday578 (15%)
  • Thursday579 (15%)
  • Friday624 (16%)
  • Saturday525 (14%)
  • Sunday401 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,920 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit771 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit50 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,848 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway440 (11%)
  • Roundabout377 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road159 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph3,019 (79%)
  • 40 mph156 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph36 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph368 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph239 (6.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,999 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds522 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other79 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded105 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,483 (52%)
  • Pedestrian880 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist724 (15%)
  • Cyclist498 (10%)
  • Van occupant52 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CT19 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CT19, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CT19 peaked at 125 in 1984; 2025 had 47.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 47
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254753
20244054
20235361
20225886
20215466
20205774
20196388
20186789
201790107
20166790
20156888
20146992
20135376
201274105
20115674
201079104
20095362
20086986
200780102
200686117
200593121
20047097
200398119
2002112140
20017689
200094112
19998297
199882105
199796127
1996111130
19958193
1994104132
1993101126
199297119
199189101
199090112
1989102115
19888795
198797123
198696123
198597112
1984125154
1983106131
1982104127
198184105
19808499
197995105

Map of recent crashes in CT19

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CT19

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CT19

The 24 most recent collisions in CT19 happened between 21 June and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CT19

The A20 has the most collisions in CT19, 1,116 of 3,836 (29%), followed by the A259 (607).

Collisions in CT19 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA201,1161,4186225
2ndA2596077495103
3rdA2034218271341
4thA260196266039
5thM20189290126
6thB2064186236125
7thA2033144172028
8thB2061303102
9thB2011213323
10thB2063151903

Council area for CT19

CT19 is in Folkestone and Hythe, where police recorded 15,498 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CT19 accounts for 25% of them.

Town in CT19

Of the 3,836 collisions in CT19, 3,385 (88%) were in Folkestone.