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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1985, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (430), and casualties fell from 543.

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

Collisions in 1985
413
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
535
Down 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1985

2.2% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1985 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious12430%
  • Slight28068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious14427%
  • Slight38271%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1985 is highlighted, with 413, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (17%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (4.1%)
  • February29 (7%)
  • March31 (7.5%)
  • April30 (7.3%)
  • May39 (9.4%)
  • June38 (9.2%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September28 (6.8%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November34 (8.2%)
  • December28 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (69%)
  • Wet or damp114 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (62%)
  • 40 mph33 (8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph115 (28%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (32%)
  • Pedestrian81 (15%)
  • Cyclist51 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20170 (32%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 3565 (12%)
  • 36 to 4552 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5%)
  • Over 7522 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (58%)
  • Passenger142 (27%)
  • Pedestrian81 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (59%)
  • Motorcycle156 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 1985.

Collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1985

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1985: 107, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259107145332
2ndA205467014
3rdA2033212206
4thA2602030010
5thB2065142205
6thA2034101112
7thB206891903
8thA20707913
9thM2061004
10thB20755911
11thB20713310
12thA2612201
13thB20632201
14thB20642200
15thB20672300
16thA2921100
17thB20331101
18thB20601101
19thB20611100
20thB20701100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1985

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1985: 182.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1985

CT20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1985: 99.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years