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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2025, and 300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2024 (239), and casualties fell from 314.

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

Collisions in 2025
227
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
300
Down 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 2025

0.9% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5826%
  • Slight16774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6321%
  • Slight23578%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 227, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 227
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (20%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday43 (19%)
  • Saturday24 (11%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (8.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.2%)
  • February18 (7.9%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April18 (7.9%)
  • May22 (9.7%)
  • June19 (8.4%)
  • July19 (8.4%)
  • August16 (7%)
  • September12 (5.3%)
  • October20 (8.8%)
  • November22 (9.7%)
  • December21 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (75%)
  • Wet or damp46 (20%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (7.5%)
  • 30 mph69 (30%)
  • 40 mph36 (16%)
  • 50 mph28 (12%)
  • 60 mph32 (14%)
  • 70 mph45 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (30%)
  • Roundabout15 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (61%)
  • Pedestrian39 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (7%)
  • Van occupant19 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2521 (7%)
  • 26 to 3565 (22%)
  • 36 to 4546 (15%)
  • 46 to 5531 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (16%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (70%)
  • Passenger51 (17%)
  • Pedestrian39 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (13%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 164th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tonbridge and Malling in 2025

Aylesford North & North Downs, Tonbridge and Malling, ME5 9PE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tonbridge and Malling in 2025, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 2025

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 2025: 25, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20252707
2ndA26222709
3rdM20213100
4thA228193316
5thA21101305
6thA227101403
7thA229101601
8thM281112
9thM2671001
10thB22606701
11thA2551001
12thB2453400
13thA20142201
14thA11101
15thB20161100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2025

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 2025: 42.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 2025

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 2025: 41.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 2025, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years