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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1990, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1989 (474), and casualties fell from 610.

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

Collisions in 1990
427
Down 10% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
575
Down 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
13
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1990

3% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious8119%
  • Slight33378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.8%
  • Serious8615%
  • Slight47382%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 427, down 10% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (11%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.9%)
  • February31 (7.3%)
  • March34 (8%)
  • April32 (7.5%)
  • May48 (11%)
  • June33 (7.7%)
  • July35 (8.2%)
  • August22 (5.2%)
  • September43 (10%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November41 (9.6%)
  • December27 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (4.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (69%)
  • Wet or damp124 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (39%)
  • 40 mph57 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph142 (33%)
  • 70 mph56 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (16%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (17%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20156 (27%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 35108 (19%)
  • 36 to 4557 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (66%)
  • Passenger146 (25%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car565 (70%)
  • Motorcycle103 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1990.

Collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1990

The A26 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1990: 59, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA265962111
2ndA204460212
3rdA227294418
4thA229253811
5thB245213106
6thM20213416
7thA25202505
8thA228162002
9thA21112024
10thB201581012
11thB201671612
12thM27800
13thM265710
14thA20144410
15thA20453400
16thB20172200
17thB20272200
18thB20971100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1990

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1990: 88.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1990

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1990: 76.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1990, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1990.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years