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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2004, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2003 (424), and casualties rose from 577.

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

Collisions in 2004
496
Up 17% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
646
Up 12% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2004

1.8% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight41183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious9114%
  • Slight54685%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 496, up 17% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (11%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.3%)
  • February19 (3.8%)
  • March44 (8.9%)
  • April36 (7.3%)
  • May36 (7.3%)
  • June50 (10%)
  • July43 (8.7%)
  • August37 (7.5%)
  • September46 (9.3%)
  • October45 (9.1%)
  • November47 (9.5%)
  • December47 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded33 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (69%)
  • Wet or damp148 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph171 (34%)
  • 40 mph71 (14%)
  • 50 mph22 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph112 (23%)
  • 70 mph118 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (29%)
  • Roundabout43 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (14%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist26 (4%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20121 (19%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 35131 (20%)
  • 36 to 45104 (16%)
  • 46 to 5570 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (67%)
  • Passenger161 (25%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car671 (72%)
  • Motorcycle90 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 141st most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2004

Cage Green & Angel, Tonbridge and Malling, TN9 1GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2004, with 39 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2004

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2004: 61, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM206184010
2ndA26476308
3rdA20405914
4thA228395209
5thA229354305
6thA227344116
7thB2260192103
8thB245162212
9thM2121530
10thA25111303
11thM2691000
12thA2181102
13thB201681112
14thA20145703
15thA20455500
16thB20152200
17thB20272200

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2004

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2004: 77.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2004

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2004: 106.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2004, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years