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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1984, and 664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (508), and casualties rose from 662.

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

Collisions in 1984
521
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
664
Level with 1983
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1984

1.5% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious12524%
  • Slight38874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious15123%
  • Slight50476%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 521, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (13%)
  • Thursday95 (18%)
  • Friday93 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (12%)
  • Sunday54 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.5%)
  • February46 (8.8%)
  • March36 (6.9%)
  • April38 (7.3%)
  • May32 (6.1%)
  • June39 (7.5%)
  • July53 (10%)
  • August54 (10%)
  • September39 (7.5%)
  • October49 (9.4%)
  • November54 (10%)
  • December42 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (18%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (61%)
  • Wet or damp191 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph213 (41%)
  • 40 mph70 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph200 (38%)
  • 70 mph35 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (13%)
  • Roundabout26 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (25%)
  • Cyclist66 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1556 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20214 (32%)
  • 21 to 2567 (10%)
  • 26 to 3594 (14%)
  • 36 to 4582 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (67%)
  • Passenger162 (24%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car585 (63%)
  • Motorcycle166 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle23 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1984.

Collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1984

The A26 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1984: 81, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2681109123
2ndA205267013
3rdA227364407
4thA228293318
5thA229263204
6thB245253506
7thA25192504
8thB2015162116
9thM20142523
10thA2191103
11thB20168901
12thA20147700
13thB20145502
14thM25701
15thB20274602
16thM254401
17thB20971100
18thB21631100
19thM261100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1984

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1984: 101.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1984

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1984: 85.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1984, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years