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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1986, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (544), and casualties fell from 711.

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

Collisions in 1986
521
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
654
Down 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1986

2.3% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious13225%
  • Slight37772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious14722%
  • Slight49476%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 521, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (14%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday90 (17%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.9%)
  • February40 (7.7%)
  • March36 (6.9%)
  • April43 (8.3%)
  • May48 (9.2%)
  • June39 (7.5%)
  • July38 (7.3%)
  • August49 (9.4%)
  • September42 (8.1%)
  • October58 (11%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December35 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (16%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry338 (65%)
  • Wet or damp164 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (45%)
  • 40 mph72 (14%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph165 (32%)
  • 70 mph46 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway431 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (24%)
  • Pedestrian79 (12%)
  • Cyclist61 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1558 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20184 (28%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (14%)
  • 36 to 4582 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.8%)
  • Over 7519 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (65%)
  • Passenger150 (23%)
  • Pedestrian79 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (63%)
  • Motorcycle166 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Tonbridge and Malling ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1986.

Collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1986

The A26 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1986: 94, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2694110021
2ndA20516728
3rdA2273547013
4thA228222214
5thB245222813
6thM20223515
7thA229162216
8thA25151813
9thB2015141813
10thA2014101525
11thA2191411
12thB20167701
13thB20175701
14thM23901
15thA2452302
16thB20141100
17thB20271101
18thB21621101
19thM261100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1986

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1986: 130.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1986

TN9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1986: 88.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years