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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1988, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (404), and casualties rose from 523.

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

Collisions in 1988
411
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
524
Level with 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1988

1.5% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1988 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious11829%
  • Slight28770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious12925%
  • Slight38974%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1988 is highlighted, with 411, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (16%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (10%)
  • February25 (6.1%)
  • March35 (8.5%)
  • April22 (5.4%)
  • May38 (9.2%)
  • June37 (9%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September36 (8.8%)
  • October33 (8%)
  • November33 (8%)
  • December27 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (16%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (65%)
  • Wet or damp135 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph276 (67%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph82 (20%)
  • 70 mph28 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (22%)
  • Pedestrian93 (18%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20147 (28%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3576 (15%)
  • 36 to 4539 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.2%)
  • Over 7531 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (57%)
  • Passenger131 (25%)
  • Pedestrian93 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (62%)
  • Motorcycle127 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Folkestone and Hythe

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Folkestone and Hythe ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 1988.

Collisions
245th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1988

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1988: 111, including 4 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259111131431
2ndA205263012
3rdA2033323619
4thA260253308
5thB2065152418
6thB206491700
7thB206881004
8thB207171202
9thA20345500
10thB207551003
11thM205801
12thB20634403
13thB20703301
14thA20702300
15thB20802201
16thA2611101
17thB20601101
18thB20671101

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1988

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1988: 173.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1988

CT20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1988: 104.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1988, 3 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years