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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 505 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1987, and 693 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (521), and casualties rose from 654.

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

Collisions in 1987
505
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
693
Up 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
14
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1987

2.8% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious12725%
  • Slight36472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious15623%
  • Slight52175%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 505, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (15%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.1%)
  • February38 (7.5%)
  • March42 (8.3%)
  • April45 (8.9%)
  • May43 (8.5%)
  • June45 (8.9%)
  • July43 (8.5%)
  • August35 (6.9%)
  • September46 (9.1%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November50 (9.9%)
  • December41 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (20%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (61%)
  • Wet or damp185 (37%)
  • Snow9 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (42%)
  • 40 mph58 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph174 (34%)
  • 70 mph57 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (17%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (18%)
  • Pedestrian78 (11%)
  • Cyclist53 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20206 (30%)
  • 21 to 25110 (16%)
  • 26 to 35113 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (10%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (63%)
  • Passenger178 (26%)
  • Pedestrian78 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car622 (66%)
  • Motorcycle129 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 175th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1987

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1987: 64, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206494216
2ndA265989117
3rdA2274761015
4thM20263546
5thB245243915
6thA21142522
7thA228141904
8thA25142003
9thA229121923
10thB2016121803
11thB2015111503
12thM281403
13thA20147802
14thB20174401
15thM263701
16thB20272201
17thB20141100
18thB21631100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1987

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1987: 108.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1987

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1987: 110.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1987, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years