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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 508 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1983, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (559), and casualties fell from 698.

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

Collisions in 1983
508
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
662
Down 5% on 1982
Fatal collisions
14
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1983

2.8% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious13226%
  • Slight36271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious14622%
  • Slight50276%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 508, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday82 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.9%)
  • February30 (5.9%)
  • March34 (6.7%)
  • April30 (5.9%)
  • May44 (8.7%)
  • June44 (8.7%)
  • July42 (8.3%)
  • August47 (9.3%)
  • September62 (12%)
  • October41 (8.1%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December43 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds413 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (15%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (67%)
  • Wet or damp157 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph215 (42%)
  • 40 mph65 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph171 (34%)
  • 70 mph54 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (16%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (30%)
  • Pedestrian76 (11%)
  • Cyclist70 (11%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1553 (8%)
  • 16 to 20217 (33%)
  • 21 to 2590 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (13%)
  • 36 to 4569 (10%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (68%)
  • Passenger137 (21%)
  • Pedestrian76 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (58%)
  • Motorcycle185 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 174th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1983

The A26 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1983: 79, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA267997214
2ndA205060317
3rdA228394718
4thA227375214
5thB245213505
6thM20183004
7thA25172307
8thA229121812
9thM2121607
10thA21111302
11thB2015101415
12thB2016102103
13thA20145501
14thB20273411
15thM263621
16thB21632301
17thA20101101
18thB20141100
19thB62451101

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1983

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1983: 106.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1983

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1983: 94.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years