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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1988, and 658 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1987 (505), and casualties fell from 693.

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

Collisions in 1988
489
Down 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
658
Down 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1988

2.2% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1988 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious13327%
  • Slight34571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious17326%
  • Slight47472%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 489, down 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.8%)
  • February39 (8%)
  • March43 (8.8%)
  • April42 (8.6%)
  • May29 (5.9%)
  • June35 (7.2%)
  • July47 (9.6%)
  • August43 (8.8%)
  • September41 (8.4%)
  • October43 (8.8%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December31 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (14%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (67%)
  • Wet or damp154 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (40%)
  • 40 mph57 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph181 (37%)
  • 70 mph55 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (17%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (23%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20179 (27%)
  • 21 to 25113 (17%)
  • 26 to 35118 (18%)
  • 36 to 4568 (10%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (62%)
  • Passenger194 (29%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (63%)
  • Motorcycle147 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1988.

Collisions
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1988

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1988: 63, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206382324
2ndA265364215
3rdA2273748012
4thA228284116
5thA229243205
6thM20223223
7thB245192806
8thA25151606
9thA2191111
10thB20159901
11thB201661101
12thM2661010
13thA20145501
14thM223201
15thB20171100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1988

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1988: 87.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1988

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1988: 96.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1988, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years