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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 525 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1979, and 722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,983 collisions in Tonbridge and Malling.

Collisions in 1979
525
Casualties in 1979
722
Fatal collisions
14
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1979

2.7% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious16531%
  • Slight34666%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious19727%
  • Slight51071%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 525.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday86 (16%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday97 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.7%)
  • February27 (5.1%)
  • March39 (7.4%)
  • April34 (6.5%)
  • May49 (9.3%)
  • June57 (11%)
  • July41 (7.8%)
  • August42 (8%)
  • September51 (9.7%)
  • October57 (11%)
  • November51 (9.7%)
  • December47 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (60%)
  • Wet or damp180 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.2%)
  • Snow12 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (43%)
  • 40 mph63 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph65 (12%)
  • 70 mph169 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (11%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist182 (25%)
  • Pedestrian85 (12%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20190 (26%)
  • 21 to 2593 (13%)
  • 26 to 35121 (17%)
  • 36 to 4581 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.3%)
  • Over 756 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (63%)
  • Passenger181 (25%)
  • Pedestrian85 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car546 (58%)
  • Motorcycle194 (21%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Tonbridge and Malling

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tonbridge and Malling ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1979.

Collisions
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1979

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1979: 91, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2091143229
2ndA267098021
3rdA2274265010
4thA25324509
5thA2282329110
6thA229202718
7thB245172329
8thA2191813
9thB20158902
10thM2081012
11thB20166710
12thM251201
13thB20274403
14thA20143301
15thB20173301
16thB21602200
17thA2681100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1979

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1979: 104.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1979

TN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1979: 94.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1979, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years