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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1990, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1989 (432), and casualties rose from 538.

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

Collisions in 1990
391
Down 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
540
Level with 1989
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1990

1% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1990 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9725%
  • Slight29074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious12423%
  • Slight41276%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1990 is highlighted, with 391, down 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.2%)
  • February18 (4.6%)
  • March30 (7.7%)
  • April29 (7.4%)
  • May44 (11%)
  • June31 (7.9%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August32 (8.2%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October29 (7.4%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December22 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (75%)
  • Wet or damp89 (23%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph244 (62%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph103 (26%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (9.7%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (18%)
  • Pedestrian88 (16%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20136 (25%)
  • 21 to 2595 (18%)
  • 26 to 3573 (14%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.1%)
  • Over 7518 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (54%)
  • Passenger160 (30%)
  • Pedestrian88 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (71%)
  • Motorcycle92 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 1990.

Collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1990

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1990: 101, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259101144225
2ndA20435806
3rdA2033384206
4thA2602642012
5thB2068162603
6thB2065111603
7thM20112402
8thB207191101
9thA20346700
10thA20705802
11thB20754501
12thB20603401
13thB20643500
14thB20703310
15thA2612200
16thB20612200
17thA20311100
18thB20631100
19thB20671100
20thB20801101

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1990

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1990: 165.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1990

CT20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1990: 92.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1990, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years