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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2018, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2017 (360), and casualties fell from 488.

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

Collisions in 2018
319
Down 11% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
482
Down 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2018

1.3% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight26282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight42087%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 319, down 11% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday55 (17%)
  • Thursday61 (19%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.2%)
  • February16 (5%)
  • March17 (5.3%)
  • April31 (9.7%)
  • May27 (8.5%)
  • June30 (9.4%)
  • July29 (9.1%)
  • August23 (7.2%)
  • September29 (9.1%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November37 (12%)
  • December21 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (72%)
  • Wet or damp80 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (32%)
  • 40 mph59 (18%)
  • 50 mph50 (16%)
  • 60 mph40 (13%)
  • 70 mph67 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (32%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (11%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.1%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2053 (11%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3585 (18%)
  • 36 to 4586 (18%)
  • 46 to 5575 (16%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.8%)
  • Over 7520 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (69%)
  • Passenger130 (27%)
  • Pedestrian18 (3.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (77%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 133rd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2018

Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2018, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2018

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2018: 43, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM20438706
2ndA203850012
3rdA228274014
4thA26264124
5thA229193001
6thA227131705
7thM2132000
8thB2457900
9thA204561410
10thM2661001
11thA215702
12thA253600
13thB20162400
14thA20141200
15thA2991100
16thB20151100
17thB20271100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2018

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2018: 45.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2018

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2018: 70.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years