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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2015, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2014 (422), and casualties fell from 547.

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

Collisions in 2015
366
Down 13% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
475
Down 13% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2015

1.1% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2015 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight32288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious469.7%
  • Slight42589%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 366, down 13% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday63 (17%)
  • Wednesday59 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday70 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.9%)
  • February26 (7.1%)
  • March21 (5.7%)
  • April23 (6.3%)
  • May34 (9.3%)
  • June33 (9%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August26 (7.1%)
  • September24 (6.6%)
  • October45 (12%)
  • November34 (9.3%)
  • December30 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (71%)
  • Wet or damp102 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph121 (33%)
  • 40 mph57 (16%)
  • 50 mph38 (10%)
  • 60 mph50 (14%)
  • 70 mph94 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (33%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (11%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2066 (14%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3581 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (16%)
  • 46 to 5572 (15%)
  • 56 to 6543 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (74%)
  • Passenger89 (19%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (74%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 134th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2015

Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2015, with 32 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2015

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2015: 45, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM20456314
2ndA20425004
3rdA229283703
4thA26263113
5thA228243102
6thM2183202
7thA227121503
8thB2260111301
9thA2191100
10thB201681112
11thB24581202
12thM2681801
13thA257801
14thA20455500
15thA20143300
16thB20153300
17thB20972300
18thB20271100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2015

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2015: 58.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2015

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2015: 64.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2015, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years