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CT20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,134 road traffic collisions in the CT20 postcode district, Folkestone and Hythe, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,786 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 597 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
3,134
1,253rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,786
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
31 people killed
Serious collisions
597
648 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
40
Up 33% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CT20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal311%
  • Serious59719%
  • Slight2,50680%

What the data shows

  • CT20 had 397 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 473 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in CT20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 465 children under 16 were killed or injured in CT20, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in CT20.

Where CT20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,253rd
Most casualties
1,385th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
1,217th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday458 (15%)
  • Tuesday434 (14%)
  • Wednesday419 (13%)
  • Thursday472 (15%)
  • Friday503 (16%)
  • Saturday488 (16%)
  • Sunday360 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,316 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit704 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit43 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,172 (69%)
  • One way street or slip road683 (22%)
  • Roundabout158 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,100 (99%)
  • 40 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,482 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds406 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other71 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded96 (3.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,577 (42%)
  • Pedestrian1,059 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist623 (16%)
  • Cyclist371 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (1%)
  • Van occupant32 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CT20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CT20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CT20 peaked at 116 in 1984; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253440
20242930
20235162
20223341
20214250
20202225
20193642
20183951
20174861
20166371
20155267
20145976
20134753
20123550
20114148
20105266
20094752
20084051
20075363
20064756
20055270
20044350
20036781
200277115
200189107
20006070
19996065
19987383
19976783
19967896
19957592
199493125
199383101
1992100114
199188108
199092111
198998111
1988104122
1987102122
19868497
1985100116
1984116137
198388109
198291105
198190112
1980101117
197993112

Map of recent crashes in CT20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CT20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CT20

The 24 most recent collisions in CT20 happened between 26 March and 1 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CT20

The A259 has the most collisions in CT20, 757 of 3,134 (24%), followed by the A2033 (717).

Collisions in CT20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25975794511145
2ndA20337178365145
3rdA260190226133
4thB206399120116
5thA203487103121
6thB2064334506
7thB2170323907
8thA25903500

Council area for CT20

CT20 is in Folkestone and Hythe, where police recorded 15,498 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CT20 accounts for 20% of them.

Town in CT20

Of the 3,134 collisions in CT20, 2,950 (94%) were in Folkestone.