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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1980, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1979 (525), and casualties fell from 722.

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

Collisions in 1980
474
Down 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
654
Down 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1980

3.2% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1980 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious14430%
  • Slight31566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.6%
  • Serious16826%
  • Slight46972%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 474, down 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.9%)
  • February34 (7.2%)
  • March38 (8%)
  • April38 (8%)
  • May34 (7.2%)
  • June38 (8%)
  • July35 (7.4%)
  • August43 (9.1%)
  • September38 (8%)
  • October45 (9.5%)
  • November35 (7.4%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (62%)
  • Wet or damp160 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (44%)
  • 40 mph56 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph173 (36%)
  • 70 mph37 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (25%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant39 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20176 (27%)
  • 21 to 2597 (15%)
  • 26 to 35105 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (63%)
  • Passenger168 (26%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (61%)
  • Motorcycle156 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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

How Tonbridge and Malling ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1980.

Collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1980

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1980: 74, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2074106021
2ndA266588223
3rdA227374739
4thA2283039110
5thA25203326
6thB2016142505
7thB245121203
8thA21111512
9thA22991104
10thM291512
11thB201581011
12thA20146801
13thM2061301
14thB20144700
15thB20273410
16thB20172411
17thM262400
18thA2301200
19thB20971201
20thB21631200

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1980

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1980: 96.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1980

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1980: 86.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years