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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1979, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,128 collisions in Tunbridge Wells.

Collisions in 1979
463
Casualties in 1979
606
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1979

2.6% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious14331%
  • Slight30867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious17028%
  • Slight42270%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 463.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (17%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.6%)
  • February23 (5%)
  • March35 (7.6%)
  • April33 (7.1%)
  • May33 (7.1%)
  • June29 (6.3%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August43 (9.3%)
  • September41 (8.9%)
  • October41 (8.9%)
  • November58 (13%)
  • December53 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (63%)
  • Wet or damp146 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.2%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (54%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph169 (37%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (22%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant31 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20175 (29%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (10%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.6%)
  • Over 7522 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (63%)
  • Passenger142 (23%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (65%)
  • Motorcycle131 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Tunbridge Wells

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tunbridge Wells ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1979.

Collisions
214th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1979

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1979: 89, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA268998120
2ndA2644765013
3rdA214374216
4thA229253517
5thB2160171903
6thA262162904
7thB2017101413
8thB201591503
9thA2687903
10thB20796704
11thB21696913
12thB216251104
13thB20854402
14thA2673401
15thB20233410
16thB21003402
17thB21893302
18thB20862301
19thB21102202
20thB21612202

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1979

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1979: 155.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1979

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1979: 102.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1979, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years