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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1998, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (456), and casualties fell from 610.

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

Collisions in 1998
442
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
591
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1998

2.5% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious7317%
  • Slight35881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious8214%
  • Slight49884%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 442, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (17%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday78 (18%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (9.7%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.3%)
  • February39 (8.8%)
  • March33 (7.5%)
  • April37 (8.4%)
  • May33 (7.5%)
  • June34 (7.7%)
  • July34 (7.7%)
  • August41 (9.3%)
  • September33 (7.5%)
  • October38 (8.6%)
  • November42 (9.5%)
  • December37 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (62%)
  • Wet or damp159 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (37%)
  • 40 mph52 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph136 (31%)
  • 70 mph87 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (26%)
  • Roundabout40 (9%)
  • 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 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2091 (15%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 35136 (23%)
  • 36 to 4576 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (65%)
  • Passenger157 (27%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car630 (76%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1998.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1998

The A26 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1998: 49, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA264961210
2ndA20476919
3rdM20426506
4thA228365434
5thA227354507
6thA229334933
7thA25202514
8thB24591001
9thB201681312
10thM281502
11thA217801
12thB20155500
13thM265701
14thA20143401
15thB20972200
16thA20451100
17thB20271100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1998

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1998: 73.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1998

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1998: 85.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years