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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 544 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1985, and 711 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1984 (521), and casualties rose from 664.

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

Collisions in 1985
544
Up 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
711
Up 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1985

2% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1985 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious18734%
  • Slight34664%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious21931%
  • Slight48068%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 544, up 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday76 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (16%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday89 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.5%)
  • February38 (7%)
  • March46 (8.5%)
  • April34 (6.3%)
  • May58 (11%)
  • June33 (6.1%)
  • July51 (9.4%)
  • August54 (9.9%)
  • September49 (9%)
  • October46 (8.5%)
  • November50 (9.2%)
  • December55 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight370 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds443 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (13%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (69%)
  • Wet or damp152 (28%)
  • Snow11 (2%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph220 (40%)
  • 40 mph73 (13%)
  • 60 mph195 (36%)
  • 70 mph56 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (15%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (27%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)
  • Cyclist50 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20235 (33%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 3590 (13%)
  • 36 to 4584 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (65%)
  • Passenger170 (24%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (61%)
  • Motorcycle194 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 165th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1985

The A26 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1985: 76, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA267692125
2ndA205773223
3rdA2274362013
4thA2282831014
5thM202640110
6thB245242907
7thA229212728
8thA21193416
9thA25151703
10thB2015152014
11thB2016101603
12thA20147803
13thM24612
14thB20173301
15thB20272301
16thA2621301
17thB21601101
18thM261100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1985

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1985: 111.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1985

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1985: 98.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1985, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years