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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2008, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2007 (460), and casualties fell from 642.

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

Collisions in 2008
429
Down 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
586
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2008

2.1% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious4410%
  • Slight37688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious559.4%
  • Slight52089%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 429, down 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (17%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.2%)
  • February36 (8.4%)
  • March32 (7.5%)
  • April26 (6.1%)
  • May35 (8.2%)
  • June29 (6.8%)
  • July42 (9.8%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September29 (6.8%)
  • October40 (9.3%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December39 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (68%)
  • Wet or damp120 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph148 (34%)
  • 40 mph52 (12%)
  • 50 mph39 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph64 (15%)
  • 70 mph125 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (36%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20100 (17%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 35123 (21%)
  • 36 to 4593 (16%)
  • 46 to 5578 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (69%)
  • Passenger139 (24%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 147th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2008

Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2008, with 36 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2008

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2008: 66, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM206610015
2ndA20385824
3rdA229303903
4thA228294017
5thA26293904
6thA227232922
7thM2172403
8thA21131911
9thB2260101100
10thA2581002
11thB20167902
12thM2671000
13thB2455610
14thA20144500
15thA20452300
16thB20152501
17thB20271200
18thB20971200

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2008

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2008: 63.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2008

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2008: 97.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years