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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 559 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1982, and 698 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (557), and casualties fell from 746.

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

Collisions in 1982
559
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
698
Down 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1982

1.4% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1982 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious15127%
  • Slight40072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious17124%
  • Slight51974%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 559, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday97 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7%)
  • February29 (5.2%)
  • March45 (8.1%)
  • April45 (8.1%)
  • May41 (7.3%)
  • June55 (9.8%)
  • July43 (7.7%)
  • August46 (8.2%)
  • September52 (9.3%)
  • October55 (9.8%)
  • November56 (10%)
  • December53 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (62%)
  • Wet or damp188 (34%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph242 (43%)
  • 40 mph60 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph205 (37%)
  • 70 mph50 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (16%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist215 (31%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist58 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6%)
  • 16 to 20236 (34%)
  • 21 to 2586 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (16%)
  • 36 to 4588 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider481 (69%)
  • Passenger155 (22%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car565 (58%)
  • Motorcycle220 (23%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 162nd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
178th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1982

The A26 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1982: 103, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26103123122
2ndA205773020
3rdA2273948111
4thA2283136114
5thB245213006
6thM20192416
7thA229161807
8thA25152003
9thB2015141813
10thA21121822
11thB201691101
12thM281101
13thM265701
14thB20143301
15thB20272402
16thA20141100
17thB20171100
18thB20971100
19thB21601100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1982

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1982: 130.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1982

TN9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1982: 101.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1982, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years