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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1987, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1986 (386), and casualties rose from 487.

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

Collisions in 1987
404
Up 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
523
Up 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1987

1% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9624%
  • Slight30475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious10921%
  • Slight41078%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1987 is highlighted, with 404, up 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (3.5%)
  • February24 (5.9%)
  • March26 (6.4%)
  • April29 (7.2%)
  • May35 (8.7%)
  • June31 (7.7%)
  • July48 (12%)
  • August57 (14%)
  • September31 (7.7%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November34 (8.4%)
  • December34 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (69%)
  • Wet or damp114 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (67%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph101 (25%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout20 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (25%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1547 (9%)
  • 16 to 20149 (28%)
  • 21 to 2576 (15%)
  • 26 to 3578 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.9%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (59%)
  • Passenger145 (28%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (66%)
  • Motorcycle128 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1987.

Collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1987

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1987: 95, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25995125227
2ndA204567011
3rdA260223004
4thA2033161603
5thA2034131303
6thB2065131605
7thB206891002
8thA207071221
9thB20637800
10thB206061003
11thB20644502
12thB20674600
13thB20714500
14thB20754504
15thM203400
16thA2612301
17thB20802201
18thB20701100
19thB21701100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1987

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1987: 186.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1987

CT20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1987: 101.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years