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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1997, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (461), and casualties fell from 633.

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

Collisions in 1997
456
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
610
Down 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1997

2.6% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1997 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious9421%
  • Slight35077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious10818%
  • Slight48880%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 456, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (17%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.7%)
  • February31 (6.8%)
  • March38 (8.3%)
  • April31 (6.8%)
  • May36 (7.9%)
  • June38 (8.3%)
  • July45 (9.9%)
  • August37 (8.1%)
  • September41 (9%)
  • October45 (9.9%)
  • November43 (9.4%)
  • December45 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (16%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (68%)
  • Wet or damp136 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph171 (38%)
  • 40 mph69 (15%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph127 (28%)
  • 70 mph83 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (22%)
  • Roundabout47 (10%)
  • 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 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (12%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.1%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2083 (14%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35151 (25%)
  • 36 to 4596 (16%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (65%)
  • Passenger159 (26%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car627 (74%)
  • Motorcycle70 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Minibus10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1997.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1997

The A26 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1997: 60, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26608029
2ndA204561110
3rdM20447719
4thA228323607
5thA2292731010
6thA227263335
7thA25152310
8thB245152515
9thA2014121301
10thB2015101005
11thM2101912
12thA217700
13thB201671111
14thB20273300
15thM262210
16thA20451100
17thA2881100
18thB20971100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1997

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1997: 80.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1997

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1997: 87.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1997, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years