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Hythe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,051 road traffic collisions in Hythe, Folkestone and Hythe, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 211 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,051
726th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,315
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
14 people killed
Serious collisions
211
232 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hythe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious21120%
  • Slight82679%

What the data shows

  • Hythe had 139 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 172 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Hythe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 163 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hythe, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Hythe.

Where Hythe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
726th
Most casualties
727th
Most fatal collisions
669th
Most serious collisions
685th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (14%)
  • Tuesday140 (13%)
  • Wednesday158 (15%)
  • Thursday170 (16%)
  • Friday168 (16%)
  • Saturday141 (13%)
  • Sunday124 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight818 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway896 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road87 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (3%)
  • Roundabout28 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph910 (87%)
  • 40 mph93 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph39 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds836 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other18 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded42 (4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant654 (50%)
  • Pedestrian253 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist213 (16%)
  • Cyclist130 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hythe peaked at 42 in 1994; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251719
2024910
20232023
20221215
20211213
20201217
2019910
20181723
20171620
20161519
20151724
20142226
20131524
20121318
20111114
20101623
20092232
20081717
20071921
20062029
20052430
20041819
20032935
20022429
20012128
20001619
19992022
19982235
19972734
19962935
19953953
19944247
19933243
19924148
19912836
19901823
19893644
19882629
19872734
19862327
19852935
19842935
19832931
19823546
19813140
19802735
19791826

Map of recent crashes in Hythe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hythe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hythe

The 24 most recent collisions in Hythe happened between 24 June 2024 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hythe

The A259 has the most collisions in Hythe, 628 of 1,051 (60%), followed by the A261 (47).

Collisions in Hythe on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25962881612125
2ndA261476107
3rdB2064283306
4thB2065243401
5thB20637700

Council area for Hythe

Hythe is in Folkestone and Hythe, where police recorded 15,498 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hythe accounts for 6.8% of them.

Postcode district for Hythe

All 1,051 collisions in Hythe were in the CT21 postcode district.