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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1989, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1988 (489), and casualties fell from 658.

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

Collisions in 1989
474
Down 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
610
Down 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1989

2.7% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious9821%
  • Slight36377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious10918%
  • Slight48780%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 474, down 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday85 (18%)
  • Friday96 (20%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.4%)
  • February33 (7%)
  • March33 (7%)
  • April33 (7%)
  • May47 (9.9%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July38 (8%)
  • August39 (8.2%)
  • September48 (10%)
  • October46 (9.7%)
  • November37 (7.8%)
  • December32 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (21%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (65%)
  • Wet or damp166 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (37%)
  • 40 mph61 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph151 (32%)
  • 70 mph85 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (19%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (18%)
  • Pedestrian64 (10%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20154 (25%)
  • 21 to 2594 (15%)
  • 26 to 35104 (17%)
  • 36 to 4571 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (62%)
  • Passenger165 (27%)
  • Pedestrian64 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (64%)
  • Motorcycle117 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1989.

Collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1989

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1989: 66, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206685114
2ndA26577328
3rdM20293928
4thA227263708
5thA229232703
6thA228212414
7thB245182407
8thA25131713
9thM2121503
10thA21112013
11thB20167913
12thM2671221
13thB20156711
14thA20145500
15thB20172200
16thB20972601
17thA20451100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1989

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1989: 93.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1989

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1989: 88.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1989, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1989.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years