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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2014, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2013 (339), and casualties rose from 458.

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

Collisions in 2014
422
Up 24% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
547
Up 19% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2014

0.7% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2014 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious409.5%
  • Slight37990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious427.7%
  • Slight50292%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 422, up 24% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday72 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday79 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.9%)
  • February24 (5.7%)
  • March26 (6.2%)
  • April27 (6.4%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June45 (11%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August34 (8.1%)
  • September37 (8.8%)
  • October28 (6.6%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December36 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (71%)
  • Wet or damp118 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (38%)
  • 40 mph58 (14%)
  • 50 mph35 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph57 (14%)
  • 70 mph113 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (34%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (70%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2056 (10%)
  • 21 to 2582 (15%)
  • 26 to 35109 (20%)
  • 36 to 45101 (18%)
  • 46 to 5576 (14%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (74%)
  • Passenger96 (18%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 113th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2014

Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area and Cage Green & Angel, Tonbridge and Malling, TN9 1GF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2014, with 26 collisions each.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2014

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2014: 55, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20557314
2ndM20548302
3rdA228303501
4thA229283615
5thA227202602
6thA26192601
7thM26172501
8thA21142203
9thB2260141401
10thM2111900
11thB245101400
12thA2591101
13thA20145501
14thA20454501
15thB20153301
16thB20163500
17thB20971100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2014

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2014: 58.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2014

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2014: 88.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years