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Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1999, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1998 (365), and casualties fell from 522.

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

Collisions in 1999
343
Down 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
497
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Folkestone and Hythe in 1999

1.5% of collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1999 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 21% in Folkestone and Hythe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious7121%
  • Slight26778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious9118%
  • Slight40181%

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Folkestone and Hythe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1994. 1999 is highlighted, with 343, down 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (11%)
  • Friday64 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.7%)
  • February26 (7.6%)
  • March29 (8.5%)
  • April19 (5.5%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June40 (12%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August30 (8.7%)
  • September29 (8.5%)
  • October25 (7.3%)
  • November22 (6.4%)
  • December28 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (70%)
  • Wet or damp95 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (52%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph109 (32%)
  • 70 mph33 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (60%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2091 (18%)
  • 21 to 2540 (8%)
  • 26 to 3590 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.2%)
  • Over 7518 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (53%)
  • Passenger163 (33%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (75%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Folkestone and Hythe in 1999

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1999 in Folkestone and Hythe

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Folkestone and Hythe ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Folkestone and Hythe had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1999.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Folkestone and Hythe with the most crashes in 1999

The A259 had the most collisions in Folkestone and Hythe in 1999: 106, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Folkestone and Hythe, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259106180326
2ndA20496619
3rdA260274203
4thM20243404
5thA2033171804
6thB206891300
7thB20755802
8thB20644402
9thB20714500
10thA20343301
11thA20703402
12thB20653801
13thA2612201
14thB20672300
15thB20702300
16thB20601100
17thB20631100
18thB20801100

Towns in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1999

Folkestone had the most collisions of any town in Folkestone and Hythe in 1999: 132.

Postcode districts in Folkestone and Hythe: crashes in 1999

CT19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Folkestone and Hythe in 1999: 82.

Latest crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Folkestone and Hythe in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Folkestone and Hythe road accidents in other years