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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2003, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2002 (482), and casualties fell from 631.

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

Collisions in 2003
424
Down 12% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
577
Down 9% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2003

1.9% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious5613%
  • Slight36085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight49686%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 424, down 12% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (17%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.2%)
  • February28 (6.6%)
  • March34 (8%)
  • April26 (6.1%)
  • May25 (5.9%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July35 (8.3%)
  • August36 (8.5%)
  • September42 (9.9%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December25 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded39 (9.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (71%)
  • Wet or damp109 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph134 (32%)
  • 40 mph59 (14%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph116 (27%)
  • 70 mph92 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (27%)
  • Roundabout51 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (13%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2092 (16%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (18%)
  • 36 to 4590 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6555 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (72%)
  • Passenger126 (22%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car623 (75%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tonbridge and Malling ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2003.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2003

Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area and Cage Green & Angel, Tonbridge and Malling, TN9 1GF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2003, with 26 collisions each.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2003

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2003: 61, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM206187110
2ndA20477628
3rdA26435116
4thA228344804
5thA227294306
6thA229202600
7thB2260121612
8thB245121603
9thM2111600
10thA2581103
11thA217801
12thA20144503
13thB20164602
14thM264910
15thA20453300
16thB20273610
17thB20151100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2003

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2003: 61.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2003

ME19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2003: 80.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2003, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years