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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1998, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (371), and casualties rose from 500.

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

Collisions in 1998
365
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
522
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1998

1.4% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious7119%
  • Slight28979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious9117%
  • Slight42682%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1998 is highlighted, with 365, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (12%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.3%)
  • February32 (8.8%)
  • March32 (8.8%)
  • April30 (8.2%)
  • May33 (9%)
  • June39 (11%)
  • July31 (8.5%)
  • August34 (9.3%)
  • September31 (8.5%)
  • October26 (7.1%)
  • November26 (7.1%)
  • December28 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (68%)
  • Wet or damp111 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph213 (58%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph93 (25%)
  • 70 mph23 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (64%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2094 (18%)
  • 21 to 2547 (9%)
  • 26 to 35101 (19%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.4%)
  • Over 7525 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (56%)
  • Passenger148 (28%)
  • Pedestrian84 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (79%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1998.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1998

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1998: 101, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259101158316
2ndA205288210
3rdA260303705
4thA2033243206
5thM20152706
6thB206571301
7thB207171201
8thB20686601
9thB20754701
10thA20343300
11thA20703300
12thB20643400
13thA2612500
14thB20602201
15thB20632200
16thB20702200
17thB20611100
18thB20671100
19thB21701101

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1998

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1998: 146.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1998

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1998: 82.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1998, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years