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Tunbridge Wells road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 17,128 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025, and 22,876 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 311 were fatal and 3,575 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 194 collisions, up 12% on 2024 (173), and casualties rose from 226 to 240.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
17,128
145th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
22,876
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
311
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
194
Up 12% on 2024

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells

1.8% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3111.8%
  • Serious3,57521%
  • Slight13,24277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3291.4%
  • Serious4,24119%
  • Slight18,30680%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. In 2025 there were 194, up 12% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 194
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025194240
2024173226
2023255345
2022238321
2021214264
2020199246
2019252348
2018230323
2017286381
2016265359
2015315423
2014345482
2013322441
2012284378
2011305439
2010285361
2009298411
2008335458
2007375509
2006354472
2005310416
2004357463
2003394484
2002405535
2001421575
2000468631
1999448650
1998466623
1997433571
1996447606
1995429591
1994439600
1993402550
1992434601
1991375513
1990387515
1989397519
1988426533
1987458589
1986434569
1985414550
1984481623
1983458623
1982523681
1981489637
1980446595
1979463606

When and where crashes happen in Tunbridge Wells

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,429 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,339 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,470 (14%)
  • Thursday2,569 (15%)
  • Friday2,850 (17%)
  • Saturday2,482 (14%)
  • Sunday1,989 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59603 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59262 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,338 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,609 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,030 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,045 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,611 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,630 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,327 (7.7%)
  • February1,181 (6.9%)
  • March1,348 (7.9%)
  • April1,271 (7.4%)
  • May1,358 (7.9%)
  • June1,463 (8.5%)
  • July1,544 (9%)
  • August1,453 (8.5%)
  • September1,500 (8.8%)
  • October1,549 (9%)
  • November1,670 (9.8%)
  • December1,464 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,436 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,448 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,861 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit207 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown176 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,933 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,915 (17%)
  • Fog or mist178 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds140 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds109 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds74 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other443 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded327 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,972 (64%)
  • Wet or damp5,683 (33%)
  • Frost or ice358 (2.1%)
  • Snow75 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep29 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph59 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph8,971 (52%)
  • 40 mph1,476 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph289 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph5,960 (35%)
  • 70 mph373 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,706 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway683 (4%)
  • Roundabout467 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road200 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded72 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,328 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist3,137 (14%)
  • Pedestrian2,682 (12%)
  • Cyclist1,377 (6%)
  • Van occupant556 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)265 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant259 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant106 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant85 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant59 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5433 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10697 (3%)
  • 11 to 151,165 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 204,392 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,851 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,957 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,983 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,289 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,688 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 751,133 (5%)
  • Over 75842 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded446 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,655 (64%)
  • Passenger5,539 (24%)
  • Pedestrian2,682 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car23,473 (74%)
  • Motorcycle3,182 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,463 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1,426 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,069 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach366 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle266 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car114 (0.4%)
  • Minibus91 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle23 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Tunbridge Wells

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells

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 Tunbridge Wells ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had the 145th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
145th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
Joint 157th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
204thNorth Hertfordshire17,23823,4783373,434
205thIpswich17,23320,8801563,026
206thTelford and Wrekin17,21023,2472894,048
207thTunbridge Wells (this area)17,12822,8763113,575
208thEastleigh17,07121,9901593,170
208thPembrokeshire17,07125,2523444,947
210thBreckland16,96524,6795694,485

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area is the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells, with 874 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025: 2,562, including 29 fatal and 480 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA262,5623,12329480
2ndA212,1473,45475475
3rdA2641,5672,01124288
4thA2291,0701,59231240
5thA2627081,04418179
6thB21605276969113
7thA26840459216109
8thA228295429661
9thB2017270374458
10thB2015267362865
11thB2169166248641
12thB2079160218434
13thA267153183232
14thB2086144184330
15thB2162132188234
16thB2023107123220
17thB218997113024
18thB217684111124
19thB216182109125
20thB208578107113

Towns in Tunbridge Wells

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025: 5,340.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025: 3,191.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells

Of the latest 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

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