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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2002, and 631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2001 (467), and casualties fell from 633.

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

Collisions in 2002
482
Up 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
631
Level with 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2002

1.2% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight41586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious8013%
  • Slight54486%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 482, up 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (17%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.7%)
  • February31 (6.4%)
  • March49 (10%)
  • April30 (6.2%)
  • May47 (9.8%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July38 (7.9%)
  • August39 (8.1%)
  • September40 (8.3%)
  • October38 (7.9%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December37 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded42 (8.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (66%)
  • Wet or damp156 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (32%)
  • 40 mph86 (18%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph130 (27%)
  • 70 mph101 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (26%)
  • Roundabout41 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (14%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2074 (12%)
  • 21 to 2560 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35143 (23%)
  • 36 to 45102 (16%)
  • 46 to 5577 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.9%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded50 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (62%)
  • Passenger184 (29%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car653 (71%)
  • Motorcycle94 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tonbridge and Malling ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 168th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2002

Cage Green & Angel, Tonbridge and Malling, TN9 1GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2002, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2002

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2002: 62, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20627808
2ndM20607816
3rdA26516613
4thA228395417
5thA229212814
6thA227202613
7thB245193102
8thB2260141503
9thB2016131401
10thA21101603
11thA201491101
12thA256901
13thM266901
14thM25502
15thA20451201
16thB20151100
17thB20971101

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2002

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2002: 71.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2002

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2002: 96.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2002, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years