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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1999, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1998 (442), and casualties fell from 591.

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

Collisions in 1999
404
Down 9% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
584
Down 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1999

3% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight33583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious7112%
  • Slight50186%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 404, down 9% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (17%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday58 (14%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.7%)
  • February22 (5.4%)
  • March28 (6.9%)
  • April32 (7.9%)
  • May30 (7.4%)
  • June39 (9.7%)
  • July35 (8.7%)
  • August39 (9.7%)
  • September29 (7.2%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December37 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (70%)
  • Wet or damp113 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph143 (35%)
  • 40 mph58 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph121 (30%)
  • 70 mph78 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (23%)
  • Roundabout47 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (70%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2088 (15%)
  • 21 to 2586 (15%)
  • 26 to 35116 (20%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (65%)
  • Passenger155 (27%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car613 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (7%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 1999.

Collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1999

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1999: 41, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20415817
2ndA26396105
3rdM20386838
4thA228324713
5thA227243522
6thA229223004
7thB2260121201
8thB2016103521
9thA2591103
10thB24591100
11thM291402
12thA2181013
13thM2671310
14thA20144501
15thB20154401
16thA20453400
17thB20272200
18thB20601100
19thB20971100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1999

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1999: 69.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1999

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1999: 76.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1999.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years