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CT21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,488 road traffic collisions in the CT21 postcode district, Folkestone and Hythe, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 512 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, up 43% on 2024 (23).

Collisions since 1979
2,488
1,518th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,313
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
41 people killed
Serious collisions
512
596 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Up 43% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Up 50% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CT21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal411.6%
  • Serious51221%
  • Slight1,93578%

What the data shows

  • CT21 had 358 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 453 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in CT21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 368 children under 16 were killed or injured in CT21, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in CT21.

Where CT21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,518th
Most casualties
1,551st
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
1,457th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday330 (13%)
  • Tuesday355 (14%)
  • Wednesday349 (14%)
  • Thursday388 (16%)
  • Friday391 (16%)
  • Saturday350 (14%)
  • Sunday325 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,895 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit343 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting197 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,991 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway231 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road143 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout109 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,352 (54%)
  • 40 mph254 (10%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph662 (27%)
  • 70 mph199 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,956 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds322 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other52 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded72 (2.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,993 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist497 (15%)
  • Pedestrian382 (12%)
  • Cyclist241 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant68 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CT21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CT21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CT21 peaked at 82 in 1992; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253339
20242326
20233541
20223143
20213236
20203244
20193244
20184559
20174047
20165566
20154764
20146182
20133856
20124563
20113646
20104264
20094564
20084657
20074862
20064563
20056283
20045370
20036789
20024255
20014967
20004253
19995472
19985895
19975677
19966589
199580105
19947998
19935469
199282102
19916082
19904881
19897695
19886997
19876589
19865061
19857197
19847091
19837692
19827189
19816595
19806186
19795268

Map of recent crashes in CT21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CT21

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CT21

The 24 most recent collisions in CT21 happened between 8 April and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CT21

The A259 has the most collisions in CT21, 987 of 2,488 (40%), followed by the A20 (283).

Collisions in CT21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2599871,32821222
2ndA20283407960
3rdM20172251323
4thA261119163226
5thB20676690012
6thB2064506508
7thB2065364803
8thB2068324218
9thB20638800

Council area for CT21

CT21 is in Folkestone and Hythe, where police recorded 15,498 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CT21 accounts for 16% of them.

Towns in CT21

Collisions in CT21 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Hythe (1,051) and Dymchurch (16).