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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1996, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1995 (438), and casualties rose from 603.

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

Collisions in 1996
461
Up 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
633
Up 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
13
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1996

2.8% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1996 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious8819%
  • Slight36078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious10917%
  • Slight50980%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 461, up 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (18%)
  • Wednesday55 (12%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday87 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (11%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.2%)
  • February35 (7.6%)
  • March48 (10%)
  • April37 (8%)
  • May33 (7.2%)
  • June37 (8%)
  • July35 (7.6%)
  • August35 (7.6%)
  • September42 (9.1%)
  • October53 (11%)
  • November42 (9.1%)
  • December31 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (15%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (66%)
  • Wet or damp144 (31%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph153 (33%)
  • 40 mph66 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph150 (33%)
  • 70 mph87 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (21%)
  • Roundabout60 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (12%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist48 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2089 (14%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 35152 (24%)
  • 36 to 4595 (15%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (66%)
  • Passenger153 (24%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car618 (72%)
  • Motorcycle77 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Tonbridge and Malling

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tonbridge and Malling ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1996.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1996

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1996: 69, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206998016
2ndA264155212
3rdM20416727
4thA228405405
5thA229304123
6thA227294318
7thA25152122
8thB2016132130
9thB245131701
10thB2015101903
11thM281411
12thA20147703
13thA216601
14thM265500
15thA20452201
16thB20271100
17thB20971200

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1996

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1996: 71.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1996

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1996: 93.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1996, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years