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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2005, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2004 (496), and casualties fell from 646.

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

Collisions in 2005
424
Down 15% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
584
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
13
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2005

3.1% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.1%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight36085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious6912%
  • Slight50286%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 424, down 15% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (17%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.1%)
  • February28 (6.6%)
  • March36 (8.5%)
  • April42 (9.9%)
  • May22 (5.2%)
  • June40 (9.4%)
  • July31 (7.3%)
  • August34 (8%)
  • September36 (8.5%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December33 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (71%)
  • Wet or damp111 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph152 (36%)
  • 40 mph55 (13%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph71 (17%)
  • 70 mph121 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (32%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2095 (16%)
  • 21 to 2563 (11%)
  • 26 to 3599 (17%)
  • 36 to 45111 (19%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.5%)
  • Over 7518 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (65%)
  • Passenger157 (27%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car600 (75%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2005.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2005

Aylesford South & Ditton, Tonbridge and Malling, ME20 7NR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2005, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2005

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2005: 72, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM207210028
2ndA20385102
3rdA26324611
4thA228294222
5thA227263413
6thA229213310
7thM26142002
8thA21111802
9thM2111403
10thB226091101
11thA258912
12thA20146902
13thB20165900
14thB2455500
15thB20273401
16thB20152301
17thB21601101
18thB22461200

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2005

Larkfield and Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2005, with 65 each.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2005

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2005: 92.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2005, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years