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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2010, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2009, and casualties fell from 546.

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

Collisions in 2010
398
Level with 2009
Casualties in 2010
525
Down 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2010

2% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight34486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight46188%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 398, level with 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday68 (17%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7%)
  • February26 (6.5%)
  • March38 (9.5%)
  • April32 (8%)
  • May38 (9.5%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July32 (8%)
  • August27 (6.8%)
  • September23 (5.8%)
  • October35 (8.8%)
  • November47 (12%)
  • December31 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (67%)
  • Wet or damp105 (26%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.3%)
  • Snow10 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph140 (35%)
  • 40 mph73 (18%)
  • 50 mph33 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph63 (16%)
  • 70 mph87 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (28%)
  • Roundabout39 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant367 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (12%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2088 (17%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 35100 (19%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (10%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5%)
  • Over 7518 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (71%)
  • Passenger102 (19%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (76%)
  • Motorcycle65 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 139th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2010

Cage Green & Angel, Tonbridge and Malling, TN9 1GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2010, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2010

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2010: 43, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM20436617
2ndA20395626
3rdA26324314
4thA228243000
5thA227212812
6thA229202700
7thB2260192110
8thA21151914
9thM26142301
10thB245131701
11thA204591000
12thA2591203
13thM291401
14thB20165901
15thA20143401
16thB20272401
17thB20972400
18thB20151100
19thB20171100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2010

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2010: 56.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2010

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2010: 77.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years