Hythe road traffic accidents
Hythe recorded 500 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 628 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 78 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 80% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 78
- Casualties
- 628
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 78
- Casualties
- 628
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Hythe
Roads in Hythe
Postcode districts in Hythe
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Hythe
Road collision statistics for Hythe
Collisions recorded
500
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
628
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
78
17% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Hythe
Collisions in Hythe are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (17% of the total), with 21.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
83% of recorded collisions in Hythe happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Hythe have produced 628 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.2% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 55 collisions, Monday 69 collisions, Tuesday 72 collisions, Wednesday 85 collisions, Thursday 74 collisions, Friday 77 collisions, Saturday 68 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 394 collisions, Darkness 106 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 415 collisions, One way street 28 collisions, Dual carriageway 23 collisions, One way street/Slip road 16 collisions, Unknown 10 collisions, Roundabout 7 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 435 collisions, 40 mph 40 collisions, 60 mph 21 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 388 collisions, Raining no high winds 46 collisions, Unknown 41 collisions, Other 13 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 378 casualties, Passenger 123 casualties, Pedestrian 127 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Hythe
How many road accidents have there been in Hythe?
500 collisions have been recorded in Hythe in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 628 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Hythe were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 78 were serious — 17% of all recorded collisions in Hythe resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Hythe?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in Hythe, accounting for 17% of them, and 21.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Hythe happen on?
83% of collisions in Hythe are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Hythe?
Pedestrians make up 20.2% of the 628 casualties recorded in Hythe.
Is road safety in Hythe getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Hythe rose 80% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Hythe come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Hythe cover 1999 to 2025.