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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1981, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (384), and casualties rose from 498.

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

Collisions in 1981
390
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
525
Up 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1981

2.1% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious10226%
  • Slight28072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious12624%
  • Slight38974%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1981 is highlighted, with 390, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (4.4%)
  • February23 (5.9%)
  • March35 (9%)
  • April34 (8.7%)
  • May35 (9%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August29 (7.4%)
  • September31 (7.9%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December23 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (65%)
  • Wet or damp124 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (66%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph103 (26%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (25%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)
  • Cyclist48 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20166 (32%)
  • 21 to 2553 (10%)
  • 26 to 3559 (11%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (55%)
  • Passenger147 (28%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (63%)
  • Motorcycle131 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1981.

Collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
270th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1981

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1981: 113, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259113161224
2ndA205072214
3rdA260213015
4thA2034171806
5thA2033142007
6thB2065131602
7thB206871413
8thB20716900
9thB20755700
10thA20704501
11thB20634401
12thB20603303
13thB20803701
14thM203600
15thA25902400
16thB20702411
17thA2611101
18thB20671100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1981

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1981: 166.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1981

CT20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1981: 90.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1981, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years