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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1986, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1985 (413), and casualties fell from 535.

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

Collisions in 1986
386
Down 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
487
Down 9% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1986

2.6% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious10126%
  • Slight27571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious11824%
  • Slight35974%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1986 is highlighted, with 386, down 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.4%)
  • February26 (6.7%)
  • March23 (6%)
  • April30 (7.8%)
  • May32 (8.3%)
  • June30 (7.8%)
  • July30 (7.8%)
  • August48 (12%)
  • September32 (8.3%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (65%)
  • Wet or damp126 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph245 (63%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph102 (26%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (27%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)
  • Cyclist48 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7%)
  • 16 to 20151 (31%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (11%)
  • 36 to 4567 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.9%)
  • Over 7521 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (61%)
  • Passenger118 (24%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (65%)
  • Motorcycle131 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Folkestone and Hythe ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 1986.

Collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1986

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1986: 90, including 4 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25990106421
2ndA205780114
3rdA2602944011
4thA2033161702
5thA2034131306
6thB2068121514
7thB206581801
8thM205702
9thA20704401
10thB20703402
11thB20713301
12thB20632301
13thB20642200
14thB20672301
15thB20752200
16thB20802410
17thA2581100
18thA2611101
19thB20601100
20thB20611100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1986

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1986: 171.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1986

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1986: 96.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1986.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years