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Littlestone-on-Sea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Littlestone-on-Sea, Folkestone and Hythe, from 1979 to 2025, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 86 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
322
1,493rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
425
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
86
93 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Littlestone-on-Sea

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious8627%
  • Slight23573%

What the data shows

  • Littlestone-on-Sea had 41 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 62 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Littlestone-on-Sea were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 76 children under 16 were killed or injured in Littlestone-on-Sea, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Littlestone-on-Sea.

Where Littlestone-on-Sea ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,493rd
Most casualties
1,469th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,248th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (11%)
  • Friday61 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph287 (89%)
  • 40 mph33 (10%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant228 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (18%)
  • Pedestrian58 (14%)
  • Cyclist48 (11%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Littlestone-on-Sea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Littlestone-on-Sea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Littlestone-on-Sea peaked at 16 in 2001; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202434
202327
202256
2021710
202024
201923
2018713
201711
2016914
201558
201433
201325
201256
201178
201066
2009813
2008914
2007910
2006810
200511
200477
2003911
200266
20011623
2000812
1999812
19981420
1997710
19961116
199544
19941516
1993811
1992912
199166
199078
198967
1988610
198744
198634
198588
1984810
198389
19821115
19811214
19801112
197969

Map of recent crashes in Littlestone-on-Sea

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Littlestone-on-Sea

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Littlestone-on-Sea

The 24 most recent collisions in Littlestone-on-Sea happened between 5 February 2019 and 29 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Littlestone-on-Sea

Of the 322 collisions in Littlestone-on-Sea, 81 were on the B2071.

Collisions in Littlestone-on-Sea on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB207181116023

Council area for Littlestone-on-Sea

Littlestone-on-Sea is in Folkestone and Hythe, where police recorded 15,498 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Littlestone-on-Sea accounts for 2.1% of them.

Postcode districts in Littlestone-on-Sea

Collisions in Littlestone-on-Sea were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by TN28 (271) and TN29 (51).