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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1984, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (399), and casualties rose from 514.

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

Collisions in 1984
430
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
543
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1984

1.6% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious11427%
  • Slight30972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious13224%
  • Slight40374%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1984 is highlighted, with 430, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday72 (17%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday61 (14%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.1%)
  • February20 (4.7%)
  • March29 (6.7%)
  • April29 (6.7%)
  • May31 (7.2%)
  • June47 (11%)
  • July32 (7.4%)
  • August54 (13%)
  • September34 (7.9%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November35 (8.1%)
  • December40 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (18%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (67%)
  • Wet or damp139 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph293 (68%)
  • 40 mph26 (6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph102 (24%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (7%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (25%)
  • Pedestrian91 (17%)
  • Cyclist60 (11%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20176 (32%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (10%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (60%)
  • Passenger126 (23%)
  • Pedestrian91 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (63%)
  • Motorcycle146 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1984.

Collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1984

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1984: 123, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259123149332
2ndA204459015
3rdA260253217
4thA2033243208
5thA2034111503
6thB206591101
7thB206881425
8thB20716701
9thM206800
10thB20633400
11thB20643300
12thA2612501
13thB20602302
14thB20672200
15thB21702200
16thA20701100
17thB20701100
18thB20751100
19thB20801101

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1984

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1984: 217.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1984

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1984: 125.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1984.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years