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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1979, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,498 collisions in Folkestone and Hythe.

Collisions in 1979
387
Casualties in 1979
498
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1979

1% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1979 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious14537%
  • Slight23861%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious17936%
  • Slight31463%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1979 is highlighted, with 387.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025205260
2024162211
2023219284
2022209284
2021212265
2020189256
2019226325
2018247341
2017291384
2016323431
2015283380
2014308405
2013234331
2012268396
2011242320
2010284388
2009270349
2008279393
2007309399
2006295418
2005324448
2004315429
2003388529
2002359501
2001383503
2000331437
1999343497
1998365522
1997371500
1996416558
1995386503
1994445584
1993368483
1992428538
1991368480
1990391540
1989432538
1988411524
1987404523
1986386487
1985413535
1984430543
1983399514
1982426555
1981390525
1980384498
1979387498

When and where crashes happen in Folkestone and Hythe in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (10%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (17%)
  • Sunday54 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.9%)
  • February25 (6.5%)
  • March27 (7%)
  • April28 (7.2%)
  • May29 (7.5%)
  • June29 (7.5%)
  • July34 (8.8%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September32 (8.3%)
  • October30 (7.8%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December49 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (59%)
  • Wet or damp126 (33%)
  • Frost or ice26 (6.7%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (62%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph34 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph84 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (21%)
  • Pedestrian65 (13%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7%)
  • 16 to 20139 (28%)
  • 21 to 2551 (10%)
  • 26 to 3567 (13%)
  • 36 to 4552 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (57%)
  • Passenger150 (30%)
  • Pedestrian65 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car435 (67%)
  • Motorcycle106 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Folkestone and Hythe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Folkestone and Hythe ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 1979.

Collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1979

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1979: 97, including 2 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25997128236
2ndA207698129
3rdA2033232407
4thA260223108
5thB2065111704
6thB207191404
7thA20348903
8thB20677701
9thB20755905
10thA20704812
11thB20683302
12thB20602500
13thB20642200
14thB20802300
15thB21702301
16thA2251101
17thA25901101
18thA2611201
19thB20261101
20thB20631100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1979

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1979: 182.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1979

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1979: 94.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years