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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2001, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2000 (510), and casualties fell from 691.

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

Collisions in 2001
467
Down 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
633
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
15
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2001

3.2% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious7115%
  • Slight38182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious9315%
  • Slight52483%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 467, down 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (11%)
  • Wednesday83 (18%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (11%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9%)
  • February37 (7.9%)
  • March34 (7.3%)
  • April36 (7.7%)
  • May42 (9%)
  • June33 (7.1%)
  • July44 (9.4%)
  • August29 (6.2%)
  • September48 (10%)
  • October43 (9.2%)
  • November38 (8.1%)
  • December41 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other21 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (61%)
  • Wet or damp155 (33%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (32%)
  • 40 mph50 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph138 (30%)
  • 70 mph120 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (29%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (14%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2079 (12%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 35129 (20%)
  • 36 to 45101 (16%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded49 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (67%)
  • Passenger161 (25%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car659 (72%)
  • Motorcycle91 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tonbridge and Malling ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2001.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2001

Cage Green & Angel, Tonbridge and Malling, TN9 1GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2001, with 28 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2001

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2001: 77, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM207711449
2ndA264356311
3rdA20405325
4thA228303702
5thA227233104
6thA229233407
7thA25223601
8thA21162304
9thB2260131501
10thB2016122022
11thB245121300
12thM269900
13thM261101
14thA20145600
15thB20272300
16thA20451100
17thA22801410
18thB20171100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2001

Larkfield had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2001: 68.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2001

TN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2001: 91.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2001.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years