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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1980, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (463), and casualties fell from 606.

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

Collisions in 1980
446
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
595
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1980

3.1% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1980 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.1%
  • Serious15034%
  • Slight28263%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious17529%
  • Slight40468%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 446, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday53 (12%)
  • Saturday82 (18%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.3%)
  • February25 (5.6%)
  • March41 (9.2%)
  • April31 (7%)
  • May36 (8.1%)
  • June42 (9.4%)
  • July58 (13%)
  • August37 (8.3%)
  • September34 (7.6%)
  • October40 (9%)
  • November31 (7%)
  • December34 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (63%)
  • Wet or damp155 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (57%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph167 (37%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (97%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (24%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20184 (31%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 3579 (13%)
  • 36 to 4555 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (62%)
  • Passenger156 (26%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (65%)
  • Motorcycle147 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 1980.

Collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1980

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1980: 79, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2679102226
2ndA215179217
3rdA2644058314
4thA229192606
5thA262193025
6thB2160141905
7thA2688931
8thB20157902
9thB201761002
10thB21626702
11thA2674603
12thB21614503
13thB21694502
14thB20793300
15thB20853501
16thA2652301
17thB20862200
18thB21002602
19thB21892202
20thB20231100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1980

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1980: 156.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1980

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1980: 96.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1980, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years