Skip to main content
CrashStats

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1983, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (426), and casualties fell from 555.

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

Collisions in 1983
399
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
514
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1983

1.3% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious9825%
  • Slight29674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious11723%
  • Slight39276%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1983 is highlighted, with 399, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday70 (18%)
  • Sunday54 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.5%)
  • February20 (5%)
  • March31 (7.8%)
  • April36 (9%)
  • May37 (9.3%)
  • June36 (9%)
  • July49 (12%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September25 (6.3%)
  • October35 (8.8%)
  • November39 (9.8%)
  • December25 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (68%)
  • Wet or damp120 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (63%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph108 (27%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (26%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)
  • Cyclist51 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (10%)
  • 16 to 20153 (30%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 3570 (14%)
  • 36 to 4544 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (60%)
  • Passenger127 (25%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (62%)
  • Motorcycle140 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 1983.

Collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1983

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1983: 108, including 4 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259108145431
2ndA204961014
3rdA260254408
4thA2033111103
5thB2065111714
6thB207591902
7thA20348902
8thM2081001
9thA26171001
10thB20675501
11thB20684501
12thA20703301
13thA283400
14thB20703301
15thB20642200
16thB20712201
17thB20802201
18thB21702201
19thB20631100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1983

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1983: 184.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1983

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1983: 106.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1983.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years