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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1993, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1992 (428), and casualties fell from 538.

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

Collisions in 1993
368
Down 14% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
483
Down 10% on 1992
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1993

1.4% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1993 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious7821%
  • Slight28577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious9119%
  • Slight38780%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1993 is highlighted, with 368, down 14% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.4%)
  • February23 (6.3%)
  • March22 (6%)
  • April28 (7.6%)
  • May32 (8.7%)
  • June38 (10%)
  • July46 (13%)
  • August32 (8.7%)
  • September33 (9%)
  • October28 (7.6%)
  • November32 (8.7%)
  • December23 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (68%)
  • Wet or damp109 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph243 (66%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph97 (26%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (59%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (12%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2091 (19%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 3594 (19%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (61%)
  • Passenger123 (25%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (76%)
  • Motorcycle56 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 1993.

Collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1993

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1993: 89, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25989117115
2ndA205876114
3rdA260263309
4thA2033253106
5thB2065122003
6thM2091511
7thB206881101
8thA20344501
9thB20634600
10thB20714502
11thB20613300
12thB20753600
13thB20642301
14thB20702201
15thA2611301
16thB20671200
17thB20801100
18thB21701100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1993

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1993: 167.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1993

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1993: 101.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1993, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years