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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2020, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2019 (330), and casualties fell from 457.

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

Collisions in 2020
243
Down 26% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
347
Down 24% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2020

0.8% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2020 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5422%
  • Slight18777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6519%
  • Slight27980%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 243, down 26% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (21%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday35 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.9%)
  • February25 (10%)
  • March17 (7%)
  • April5 (2.1%)
  • May14 (5.8%)
  • June13 (5.3%)
  • July29 (12%)
  • August15 (6.2%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December23 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (67%)
  • Wet or damp71 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph102 (42%)
  • 40 mph44 (18%)
  • 50 mph31 (13%)
  • 60 mph27 (11%)
  • 70 mph33 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (28%)
  • Roundabout24 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (70%)
  • Cyclist35 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2031 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5550 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.2%)
  • Over 7516 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (73%)
  • Passenger71 (20%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 124th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2020

Aylesford South & Ditton, Tonbridge and Malling, ME20 7NR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2020, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2020

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2020: 28, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20283508
2ndA228264003
3rdM20193003
4thA26182506
5thA227111703
6thM2691812
7thA22981301
8thB2456802
9thA20144611
10thA254500
11thB20163702
12thM23301
13thA212201
14thB22462302
15thB22602200
16thB20151100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2020

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2020: 37.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2020

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2020: 51.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years