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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2016, and 596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2015 (366), and casualties rose from 475.

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

Collisions in 2016
433
Up 18% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
596
Up 25% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2016

1.4% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2016 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6715%
  • Slight36083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7913%
  • Slight51186%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 433, up 18% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (18%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday75 (17%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (10%)
  • Sunday38 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (11%)
  • February39 (9%)
  • March28 (6.5%)
  • April25 (5.8%)
  • May37 (8.5%)
  • June37 (8.5%)
  • July37 (8.5%)
  • August27 (6.2%)
  • September37 (8.5%)
  • October40 (9.2%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December36 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (68%)
  • Wet or damp130 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph120 (28%)
  • 40 mph109 (25%)
  • 50 mph50 (12%)
  • 60 mph40 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph112 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (30%)
  • Roundabout46 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (13%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2066 (11%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 35131 (22%)
  • 36 to 45101 (17%)
  • 46 to 5572 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (68%)
  • Passenger143 (24%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (74%)
  • Motorcycle76 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 96th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2016

Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area, Aylesford South & Ditton, Tonbridge and Malling, ME20 7NR area and Cage Green & Angel, Tonbridge and Malling, TN9 1GF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2016, with 29 collisions each.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2016

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2016: 57, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20577307
2ndM20527015
3rdA26405405
4thA228345317
5thA229304603
6thA21213703
7thA227192615
8thM26131811
9thA25121405
10thB2260101201
11thM281201
12thB201671601
13thA20145800
14thB20155601
15thA20454601
16thB22464610
17thB2454400
18thA2991300
19thB20271100
20thB20971200

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2016

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2016: 64.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2016

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2016: 94.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years