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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1995, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1994 (445), and casualties fell from 584.

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

Collisions in 1995
386
Down 13% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
503
Down 14% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1995

1.8% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1995 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious9324%
  • Slight28674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10821%
  • Slight38877%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1995 is highlighted, with 386, down 13% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7%)
  • February21 (5.4%)
  • March31 (8%)
  • April24 (6.2%)
  • May49 (13%)
  • June30 (7.8%)
  • July34 (8.8%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September34 (8.8%)
  • October37 (9.6%)
  • November27 (7%)
  • December32 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (72%)
  • Wet or damp101 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph233 (60%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph108 (28%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (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 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (56%)
  • Pedestrian85 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (12%)
  • Cyclist52 (10%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8%)
  • 16 to 2082 (16%)
  • 21 to 2576 (15%)
  • 26 to 3588 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (7.2%)
  • Over 7522 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (60%)
  • Passenger117 (23%)
  • Pedestrian85 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (74%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Minibus8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 1995.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1995

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1995: 105, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259105141321
2ndA205666113
3rdA2033273107
4thA260263406
5thB2065131702
6thB2068132006
7thM20102011
8thB20647701
9thA20346802
10thA2615800
11thA20704501
12thB20754401
13thB20603711
14thB20703602
15thB21703300
16thB20612200
17thB20632201
18thB20712200
19thB20801100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1995

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1995: 144.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1995

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1995: 81.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1995, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1995.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years