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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2023, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2022 (309), and casualties fell from 417.

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

Collisions in 2023
279
Down 10% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
394
Down 6% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2023

1.4% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2023 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6323%
  • Slight21276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7218%
  • Slight31881%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 279, down 10% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (18%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.2%)
  • February24 (8.6%)
  • March17 (6.1%)
  • April19 (6.8%)
  • May28 (10%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August23 (8.2%)
  • September21 (7.5%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November23 (8.2%)
  • December17 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (73%)
  • Wet or damp65 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph94 (34%)
  • 40 mph53 (19%)
  • 50 mph28 (10%)
  • 60 mph36 (13%)
  • 70 mph57 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout21 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2037 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2539 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3585 (22%)
  • 36 to 4559 (15%)
  • 46 to 5557 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.1%)
  • Over 7523 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (70%)
  • Passenger88 (22%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 124th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2023

Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2023, with 26 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2023

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2023: 28, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM20284506
2ndA20243607
3rdA228212711
4thA26213107
5thA229152503
6thA227142204
7thM2111704
8thB226081102
9thA217900
10thA2571202
11thB22466801
12thB20165501
13thA20144400
14thM264801
15thB20152500
16thB20271101
17thB2451101

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2023

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2023: 38.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2023

ME19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2023: 52.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years