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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2012, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2011 (348), and casualties rose from 483.

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

Collisions in 2012
378
Up 9% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
507
Up 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2012

1.6% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2012 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious369.5%
  • Slight33689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious387.5%
  • Slight46391%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 378, up 9% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday71 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.5%)
  • February29 (7.7%)
  • March37 (9.8%)
  • April22 (5.8%)
  • May35 (9.3%)
  • June25 (6.6%)
  • July31 (8.2%)
  • August31 (8.2%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October35 (9.3%)
  • November27 (7.1%)
  • December34 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (68%)
  • Wet or damp111 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph139 (37%)
  • 40 mph67 (18%)
  • 50 mph26 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph53 (14%)
  • 70 mph92 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (30%)
  • Roundabout36 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (12%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2075 (15%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4587 (17%)
  • 46 to 5573 (14%)
  • 56 to 6551 (10%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (72%)
  • Passenger106 (21%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car533 (74%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 140th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2012

Cage Green & Angel, Tonbridge and Malling, TN9 1GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2012, with 29 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2012

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2012: 49, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM20497203
2ndA26446305
3rdA20395505
4thA228324224
5thA229212900
6thA21172512
7thB2260171702
8thA227162201
9thA25121502
10thB24581201
11thM281101
12thM2681200
13thB22464401
14thB20163601
15thA20452201
16thA20141200
17thB20151200
18thB20271200
19thB20971200

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2012

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2012: 57.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2012

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2012: 78.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2012, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years