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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1994, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1993 (368), and casualties rose from 483.

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

Collisions in 1994
445
Up 21% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
584
Up 21% on 1993
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1994

0.9% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8218%
  • Slight35981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious9316%
  • Slight48783%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1994 is highlighted, with 445, up 21% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (11%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (19%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.5%)
  • February31 (7%)
  • March33 (7.4%)
  • April33 (7.4%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June44 (9.9%)
  • July54 (12%)
  • August36 (8.1%)
  • September36 (8.1%)
  • October38 (8.5%)
  • November41 (9.2%)
  • December25 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (71%)
  • Wet or damp126 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph285 (64%)
  • 40 mph31 (7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph112 (25%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (58%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (12%)
  • Cyclist52 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2084 (14%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 3589 (15%)
  • 36 to 4571 (12%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6%)
  • Over 7523 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (60%)
  • Passenger156 (27%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (72%)
  • Motorcycle72 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1994.

Collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1994

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1994: 131, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259131182121
2ndA205465111
3rdA2033395209
4thA260304016
5thB2065141802
6thB2068111702
7thB206391301
8thM2091703
9thA207071002
10thB20646901
11thB20706600
12thB20716800
13thA20345600
14thA2612301
15thB20602300
16thB20752200
17thB20611100
18thB20801100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1994

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1994: 180.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1994

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1994: 104.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1994, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1994.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years