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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1982, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (390), and casualties rose from 525.

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

Collisions in 1982
426
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
555
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1982

1.2% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious13933%
  • Slight28266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious16430%
  • Slight38670%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1982 is highlighted, with 426, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (10%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (17%)
  • Sunday58 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.1%)
  • February28 (6.6%)
  • March26 (6.1%)
  • April42 (9.9%)
  • May48 (11%)
  • June43 (10%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August35 (8.2%)
  • September34 (8%)
  • October34 (8%)
  • November32 (7.5%)
  • December35 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (68%)
  • Wet or damp120 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph260 (61%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph120 (28%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (7%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (27%)
  • Pedestrian73 (13%)
  • Cyclist54 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20163 (29%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (12%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.9%)
  • Over 7527 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (62%)
  • Passenger136 (25%)
  • Pedestrian73 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car447 (61%)
  • Motorcycle157 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Folkestone and Hythe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Folkestone and Hythe ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 1982.

Collisions
241st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
203rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1982

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1982: 110, including 2 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259110152236
2ndA204860017
3rdA2603042010
4thA20332532010
5thB2065162017
6thB2068121514
7thB2075101205
8thM2071000
9thA20345612
10thA2615602
11thB20645702
12thB20715602
13thA20704602
14thB20633301
15thB20673501
16thB20802300
17thA25901100
18thA281300
19thA2921100
20thB20601101

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1982

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1982: 177.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1982

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1982: 104.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years