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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1980, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1979 (387), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1980
384
Down 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
498
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1980

2.3% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1980 were fatal and 42% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious16042%
  • Slight21556%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious19840%
  • Slight29058%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1980 is highlighted, with 384, down 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (17%)
  • Friday44 (11%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.3%)
  • February30 (7.8%)
  • March41 (11%)
  • April30 (7.8%)
  • May32 (8.3%)
  • June28 (7.3%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August35 (9.1%)
  • September41 (11%)
  • October27 (7%)
  • November27 (7%)
  • December26 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (68%)
  • Wet or damp114 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph238 (62%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph106 (28%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (26%)
  • Pedestrian80 (16%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20135 (27%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 3556 (11%)
  • 36 to 4543 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.8%)
  • Over 7520 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (60%)
  • Passenger117 (23%)
  • Pedestrian80 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (62%)
  • Motorcycle126 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Folkestone and Hythe

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Folkestone and Hythe ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1980.

Collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1980

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1980: 91, including 5 fatal and 48 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25991127548
2ndA206183024
3rdA260314409
4thA2033222308
5thB2065101615
6thA207091504
7thB207181013
8thA20347802
9thB21705503
10thB20684802
11thB20754602
12thB20633402
13thB20673301
14thB20702200
15thB20802301
16thA25901110
17thA2921100
18thB20641101

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1980

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1980: 169.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1980

CT20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1980: 101.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1980, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years