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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2019, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2018 (319), and casualties fell from 482.

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

Collisions in 2019
330
Up 3% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
457
Down 5% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2019

1.2% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2019 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4815%
  • Slight27884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight39987%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 330, up 3% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (17%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.1%)
  • February23 (7%)
  • March23 (7%)
  • April20 (6.1%)
  • May28 (8.5%)
  • June24 (7.3%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August32 (9.7%)
  • September29 (8.8%)
  • October27 (8.2%)
  • November28 (8.5%)
  • December30 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (67%)
  • Wet or damp102 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph109 (33%)
  • 40 mph71 (22%)
  • 50 mph46 (14%)
  • 60 mph48 (15%)
  • 70 mph54 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (29%)
  • Roundabout30 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (5%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2057 (12%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (14%)
  • 36 to 4581 (18%)
  • 46 to 5559 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (68%)
  • Passenger106 (23%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 115th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2019

Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2019, with 38 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2019

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2019: 33.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM20335100
2ndA20314114
3rdA229314314
4thA26213814
5thA228182205
6thA227142002
7thM2142500
8thA21101912
9thB2458802
10thM2661202
11thA255501
12thA20143400
13thB20163501
14thB20973500
15thB22462400
16thB22602200
17thB20151100
18thB20271201

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2019

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2019: 39.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2019

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2019: 60.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years