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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2017, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2016 (433), and casualties fell from 596.

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

Collisions in 2017
360
Down 17% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
488
Down 18% on 2016
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2017

1.9% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight29883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight42086%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 360, down 17% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (19%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.2%)
  • February30 (8.3%)
  • March28 (7.8%)
  • April19 (5.3%)
  • May25 (6.9%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August34 (9.4%)
  • September24 (6.7%)
  • October30 (8.3%)
  • November32 (8.9%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (66%)
  • Wet or damp112 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph110 (31%)
  • 40 mph67 (19%)
  • 50 mph38 (11%)
  • 60 mph52 (14%)
  • 70 mph88 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (30%)
  • Roundabout36 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (11%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2052 (11%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3595 (19%)
  • 36 to 4586 (18%)
  • 46 to 5572 (15%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.9%)
  • Over 7524 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (74%)
  • Passenger101 (21%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (74%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 117th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2017

Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2017, with 25 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2017

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2017: 45, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM20457127
2ndA20354614
3rdA228202822
4thA229203611
5thA26182804
6thA227131513
7thA21101502
8thM281202
9thA2571102
10thM267800
11thB20165601
12thB22605602
13thA20143400
14thA20453600
15thB22463300
16thB20151101
17thB20971200
18thB2451100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2017

Larkfield had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2017: 55.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2017

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2017: 84.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years