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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2024, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2023 (279), and casualties fell from 394.

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

Collisions in 2024
239
Down 14% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
314
Down 20% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2024

1.3% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2024 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6628%
  • Slight17071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious7223%
  • Slight23976%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 239, down 14% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 239
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.2%)
  • February24 (10%)
  • March18 (7.5%)
  • April11 (4.6%)
  • May18 (7.5%)
  • June28 (12%)
  • July21 (8.8%)
  • August19 (7.9%)
  • September12 (5%)
  • October19 (7.9%)
  • November23 (9.6%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (71%)
  • Wet or damp65 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph78 (33%)
  • 40 mph45 (19%)
  • 50 mph27 (11%)
  • 60 mph31 (13%)
  • 70 mph49 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (31%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (12%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2041 (13%)
  • 21 to 2526 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3548 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (20%)
  • 46 to 5544 (14%)
  • 56 to 6533 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.5%)
  • Over 7510 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (68%)
  • Passenger73 (23%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (10%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 151st most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2024

Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2024, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2024

The M20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2024: 25, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM20254106
2ndA228243005
3rdA20232704
4thA26202608
5thA229182402
6thM2132506
7thA216612
8thA2276702
9thB20165604
10thB22465704
11thM265710
12thA254403
13thB22604400
14thB20152200
15thB2452200
16thB20971110

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2024

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2024: 35.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2024

ME19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2024: 46.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2024, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years