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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2021, and 344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2020 (243), and casualties fell from 347.

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

Collisions in 2021
246
Up 1% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
344
Down 1% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2021

None of the collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2021 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4719%
  • Slight19981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5416%
  • Slight29084%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 246, up 1% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (17%)
  • Thursday44 (18%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.7%)
  • February22 (8.9%)
  • March10 (4.1%)
  • April10 (4.1%)
  • May20 (8.1%)
  • June30 (12%)
  • July29 (12%)
  • August17 (6.9%)
  • September24 (9.8%)
  • October24 (9.8%)
  • November29 (12%)
  • December17 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (70%)
  • Wet or damp62 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Snow5 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (7.7%)
  • 30 mph81 (33%)
  • 40 mph39 (16%)
  • 50 mph29 (12%)
  • 60 mph19 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph59 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (31%)
  • Roundabout15 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2030 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2530 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3568 (20%)
  • 36 to 4568 (20%)
  • 46 to 5553 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (74%)
  • Passenger67 (19%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 134th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2021

Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2021, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2021

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2021: 27, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM20273303
2ndA26233003
3rdA228222906
4thA20213102
5thA229162101
6thA227111102
7thM2112403
8thB201661101
9thA215800
10thA255502
11thA20143300
12thB22603300
13thB2453500
14thM262501
15thB20151100
16thB22461101

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2021

Larkfield had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2021: 32.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2021

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2021: 49.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years