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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1989, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (411), and casualties rose from 524.

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

Collisions in 1989
432
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
538
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1989

2.1% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1989 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious11126%
  • Slight31272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious11922%
  • Slight41076%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1989 is highlighted, with 432, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday68 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.5%)
  • February24 (5.6%)
  • March35 (8.1%)
  • April25 (5.8%)
  • May34 (7.9%)
  • June35 (8.1%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August37 (8.6%)
  • September46 (11%)
  • October41 (9.5%)
  • November42 (9.7%)
  • December25 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (72%)
  • Wet or damp114 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (67%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph111 (26%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (9.7%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (21%)
  • Pedestrian106 (20%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20137 (25%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (12%)
  • 36 to 4542 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.4%)
  • Over 7538 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (57%)
  • Passenger127 (24%)
  • Pedestrian106 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (65%)
  • Motorcycle115 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 1989.

Collisions
248th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1989

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1989: 138, including 2 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259138184238
2ndA204751215
3rdA2033343708
4thA260253525
5thB2065111702
6thA20348803
7thB206881305
8thA2617904
9thB207061102
10thB20716601
11thB20674400
12thB20754411
13thM204400
14thA20702201
15thB20602300
16thB20612200
17thB20631100
18thB20641101
19thB20801101

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1989

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1989: 178.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1989

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1989: 102.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years