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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1992, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1991 (368), and casualties rose from 480.

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

Collisions in 1992
428
Up 16% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
538
Up 12% on 1991
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1992

2.1% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1992 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious9723%
  • Slight32275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious10219%
  • Slight42679%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1992 is highlighted, with 428, up 16% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.5%)
  • February40 (9.3%)
  • March27 (6.3%)
  • April34 (7.9%)
  • May34 (7.9%)
  • June25 (5.8%)
  • July37 (8.6%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September41 (9.6%)
  • October32 (7.5%)
  • November41 (9.6%)
  • December41 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (21%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (64%)
  • Wet or damp146 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph277 (65%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph113 (26%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (55%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (13%)
  • Cyclist51 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20120 (22%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 3587 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5%)
  • Over 7527 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (61%)
  • Passenger119 (22%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (72%)
  • Motorcycle75 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 1992.

Collisions
213th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1992

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1992: 116, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259116150227
2ndA205464110
3rdA2033354219
4thA260202605
5thB2068111511
6thM20111810
7thA2034101302
8thB20706701
9thB20655802
10thB20755714
11thA2613300
12thB21703400
13thA20702200
14thB20602400
15thB20632300
16thB20642201
17thB20712301
18thB20611100
19thB20671201

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1992

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1992: 177.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1992

CT20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1992: 100.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1992, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years