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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1991, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (391), and casualties fell from 540.

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

Collisions in 1991
368
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
480
Down 11% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1991

1.9% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1991 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious8022%
  • Slight28176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious9219%
  • Slight38079%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1991 is highlighted, with 368, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (17%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday77 (21%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.6%)
  • February21 (5.7%)
  • March26 (7.1%)
  • April36 (9.8%)
  • May19 (5.2%)
  • June38 (10%)
  • July44 (12%)
  • August29 (7.9%)
  • September36 (9.8%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November31 (8.4%)
  • December22 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (70%)
  • Wet or damp98 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph244 (66%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph88 (24%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (55%)
  • Pedestrian76 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (14%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20120 (25%)
  • 21 to 2570 (15%)
  • 26 to 3582 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (58%)
  • Passenger127 (26%)
  • Pedestrian76 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (73%)
  • Motorcycle67 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1991.

Collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1991

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1991: 103, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259103134222
2ndA204553110
3rdA2033283503
4thA260212605
5thB2068132114
6thB207571003
7thM207801
8thB20656802
9thB20635603
10thB20715503
11thA20344420
12thB20603401
13thB206731200
14thA20702200
15thA2612200
16thB20612300
17thB20702301
18thB20641100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1991

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1991: 167.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1991

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1991: 89.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1991, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years