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TN28 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 897 road traffic collisions in the TN28 postcode district, Folkestone and Hythe, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 193 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
897
2,245th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,215
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
13 people killed
Serious collisions
193
218 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for TN28

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious19322%
  • Slight69277%

What the data shows

  • TN28 had 123 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 175 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in TN28 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 200 children under 16 were killed or injured in TN28, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in TN28.

Where TN28 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,245th
Most casualties
2,248th
Most fatal collisions
2,369th
Most serious collisions
2,256th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (14%)
  • Tuesday115 (13%)
  • Wednesday131 (15%)
  • Thursday119 (13%)
  • Friday170 (19%)
  • Saturday143 (16%)
  • Sunday94 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight649 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit180 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway872 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph739 (82%)
  • 40 mph53 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph100 (11%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds715 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant675 (56%)
  • Pedestrian207 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (16%)
  • Cyclist100 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TN28 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TN28, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TN28 peaked at 39 in 2001; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251419
202467
20231119
20221318
20211116
2020914
2019914
20181319
20171629
20162128
20151725
20141213
20131523
20121622
20111719
20101315
20091926
20081837
20072532
20062328
20051722
20041820
20032531
20022230
20013949
20002135
19991732
19982740
19972336
19962128
19951821
19943138
19931622
19922133
19911922
19902432
19892530
19882533
19872834
19861214
19851718
19842126
19832325
19821827
19812736
19802128
19792330

Map of recent crashes in TN28

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TN28

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TN28

The 24 most recent collisions in TN28 happened between 3 November 2023 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TN28

The A259 has the most collisions in TN28, 345 of 897 (38%), followed by the B2071 (183).

Collisions in TN28 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259345513767
2ndB2071183247241
3rdB2070242716

Council area for TN28

TN28 is in Folkestone and Hythe, where police recorded 15,498 collisions from 1979 to 2025. TN28 accounts for 5.7% of them.

Towns in TN28

Collisions in TN28 were recorded in 2 towns, led by New Romney (464) and Littlestone-on-Sea (271).