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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2022, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 2021 (246), and casualties rose from 344.

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

Collisions in 2022
309
Up 26% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
417
Up 21% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2022

1.6% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2022 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight25181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5413%
  • Slight35886%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 309, up 26% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.4%)
  • February25 (8.1%)
  • March21 (6.8%)
  • April13 (4.2%)
  • May26 (8.4%)
  • June22 (7.1%)
  • July24 (7.8%)
  • August23 (7.4%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October45 (15%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December19 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (76%)
  • Wet or damp71 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph108 (35%)
  • 40 mph48 (16%)
  • 50 mph30 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph43 (14%)
  • 70 mph63 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2058 (14%)
  • 21 to 2531 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3582 (20%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5560 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5%)
  • Over 7518 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (70%)
  • Passenger92 (22%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car457 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tonbridge and Malling ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 113th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2022

Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2022, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2022

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2022: 32, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20324714
2ndA229283804
3rdA26252814
4thM20243523
5thA228223618
6thA21111501
7thA22791100
8thM291402
9thB2457800
10thA255800
11thB22605501
12thB22464400
13thA20142202
14thB20162500
15thM262201
16thB20151100
17thB20971100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2022

Larkfield had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2022: 46.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2022

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2022: 65.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2022, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2022.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years