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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,983 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025, and 26,890 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 374 were fatal and 3,701 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 227 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (239), and casualties fell from 314 to 300.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
19,983
169th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26,890
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
374
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
227
Down 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling

1.9% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3741.9%
  • Serious3,70119%
  • Slight15,90880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4041.5%
  • Serious4,31416%
  • Slight22,17282%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. In 2025 there were 227, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 227
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025227300
2024239314
2023279394
2022309417
2021246344
2020243347
2019330457
2018319482
2017360488
2016433596
2015366475
2014422547
2013339458
2012378507
2011348483
2010398525
2009398546
2008429586
2007460642
2006423571
2005424584
2004496646
2003424577
2002482631
2001467633
2000510691
1999404584
1998442591
1997456610
1996461633
1995438603
1994470656
1993459634
1992491647
1991509644
1990427575
1989474610
1988489658
1987505693
1986521654
1985544711
1984521664
1983508662
1982559698
1981557746
1980474654
1979525722

When and where crashes happen in Tonbridge and Malling

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,823 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,027 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,907 (15%)
  • Thursday3,123 (16%)
  • Friday3,344 (17%)
  • Saturday2,591 (13%)
  • Sunday2,168 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59715 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59437 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,199 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,767 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,199 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,676 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,175 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,815 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,571 (7.9%)
  • February1,443 (7.2%)
  • March1,555 (7.8%)
  • April1,398 (7%)
  • May1,632 (8.2%)
  • June1,701 (8.5%)
  • July1,795 (9%)
  • August1,615 (8.1%)
  • September1,714 (8.6%)
  • October1,934 (9.7%)
  • November1,980 (9.9%)
  • December1,645 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,279 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,085 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,127 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit259 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown231 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,477 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,017 (15%)
  • Fog or mist253 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds145 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds124 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds120 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.1%)
  • Other436 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded398 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry13,286 (66%)
  • Wet or damp6,124 (31%)
  • Frost or ice421 (2.1%)
  • Snow120 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep19 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph134 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph7,355 (37%)
  • 40 mph2,873 (14%)
  • 50 mph871 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph4,986 (25%)
  • 70 mph3,763 (19%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,243 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway4,738 (24%)
  • Roundabout1,492 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road431 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded79 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,978 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist4,043 (15%)
  • Pedestrian2,305 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist1,714 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant765 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)462 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant320 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant122 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant86 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant69 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5453 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10787 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 151,435 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 205,147 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,432 (13%)
  • 26 to 355,007 (19%)
  • 36 to 453,841 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,816 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,839 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 751,002 (3.7%)
  • Over 75673 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded458 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider17,991 (67%)
  • Passenger6,594 (25%)
  • Pedestrian2,305 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car26,484 (70%)
  • Motorcycle4,109 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,279 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,843 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1,780 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach381 (1%)
  • Other vehicle335 (0.9%)
  • Minibus129 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car109 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown69 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded61 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tonbridge and Malling ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 169th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
166thKing's Lynn and West Norfolk20,17429,8026155,013
167thHertsmere20,10427,8562883,202
168thChichester20,06027,8744524,350
169thTonbridge and Malling (this area)19,98326,8903743,701
170thThanet19,90125,6372543,560
171stPerth and Kinross19,87428,6898086,815
172ndWarwick19,87126,6093834,243

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling

Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling, with 584 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025: 2,204, including 41 fatal and 444 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202,2043,01041444
2ndA262,1352,78336403
3rdM201,8302,74245237
4thA2281,3301,76733237
5thA2271,2031,62525259
6thA2291,0411,43525149
7thB2455918078115
8thA2555777410131
9thA215097592398
10thM24256971170
11thB20163255251665
12thM262864421430
13thB2015266348960
14thB2260258290228
15thA2014215260443
16thA204577107111
17thB20276584417
18thB2246364719
19thB2097345113
20thB2017293517

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025: 3,369.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025: 3,866.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling

Of the latest 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity