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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 557 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1981, and 746 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1980 (474), and casualties rose from 654.

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

Collisions in 1981
557
Up 18% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
746
Up 14% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1981

2.7% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious13124%
  • Slight41174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious14720%
  • Slight58378%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 557, up 18% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday90 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (12%)
  • Thursday85 (15%)
  • Friday82 (15%)
  • Saturday84 (15%)
  • Sunday73 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.8%)
  • February39 (7%)
  • March38 (6.8%)
  • April27 (4.8%)
  • May39 (7%)
  • June43 (7.7%)
  • July63 (11%)
  • August44 (7.9%)
  • September54 (9.7%)
  • October70 (13%)
  • November52 (9.3%)
  • December50 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (18%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (60%)
  • Wet or damp193 (35%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.1%)
  • Snow12 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph220 (39%)
  • 40 mph79 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph191 (34%)
  • 70 mph64 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (16%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (24%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist58 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7%)
  • 16 to 20245 (33%)
  • 21 to 2597 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (9%)
  • 46 to 5560 (8%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.7%)
  • Over 759 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider470 (63%)
  • Passenger202 (27%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car623 (63%)
  • Motorcycle187 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 159th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
159th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1981

The A26 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1981: 79, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2679102118
2ndA204857114
3rdA227354917
4thA228313716
5thA25243115
6thA21223217
7thA229223714
8thM20213424
9thB245192302
10thB2015172503
11thB2016121605
12thM2121500
13thA20144500
14thB20143500
15thB20273310
16thM263301
17thB20172301
18thB21631100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1981

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1981: 111.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1981

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1981: 87.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years