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Hawkinge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Hawkinge, Folkestone and Hythe, from 1979 to 2025, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
189
2,010th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
236
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
34
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hawkinge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight15180%

What the data shows

  • Hawkinge had 36 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% more than the 32 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Hawkinge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 50 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hawkinge, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Hawkinge.

Where Hawkinge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,010th
Most casualties
2,071st
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,171st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (19%)
  • Friday22 (12%)
  • Saturday33 (17%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (91%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph157 (83%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph19 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant121 (51%)
  • Pedestrian50 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (13%)
  • Cyclist23 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hawkinge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hawkinge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hawkinge peaked at 9 in 1994; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
202433
202334
202222
202167
202044
201922
201835
201734
201633
201569
201434
201344
201223
201144
201011
200925
200845
200711
200656
200568
200423
200355
200255
200146
200056
1999610
199845
199744
199689
199589
199499
199344
199244
199145
199022
198977
198825
198735
198634
198557
198411
198334
198247
198179
198011
197958

Map of recent crashes in Hawkinge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hawkinge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hawkinge

The 24 most recent collisions in Hawkinge happened between 19 June 2020 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hawkinge

Of the 189 collisions in Hawkinge, 89 were on the A260.

Collisions in Hawkinge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26089111316

Council area for Hawkinge

Hawkinge is in Folkestone and Hythe, where police recorded 15,498 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hawkinge accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Hawkinge

All 189 collisions in Hawkinge were in the CT18 postcode district.