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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1981, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1980 (446), and casualties rose from 595.

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

Collisions in 1981
489
Up 10% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
637
Up 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1981

2.2% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1981 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious15131%
  • Slight32767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious16726%
  • Slight45972%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 489, up 10% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (11%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday103 (21%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday67 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.5%)
  • February28 (5.7%)
  • March42 (8.6%)
  • April39 (8%)
  • May37 (7.6%)
  • June39 (8%)
  • July49 (10%)
  • August37 (7.6%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November48 (9.8%)
  • December33 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (22%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (59%)
  • Wet or damp192 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph274 (56%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph190 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway473 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (24%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)
  • Cyclist57 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20199 (31%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 3594 (15%)
  • 36 to 4561 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (62%)
  • Passenger168 (26%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (66%)
  • Motorcycle156 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Tunbridge Wells

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tunbridge Wells ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1981.

Collisions
195th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1981

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1981: 99, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2699118227
2ndA2646074020
3rdA214069113
4thA229213216
5thA262202518
6thA268151905
7thB2015131403
8thB2160101102
9thB208691103
10thB21617701
11thB20796602
12thB21696701
13thB21896702
14thA2654901
15thB20174510
16thA2672201
17thB20232301
18thB20852400
19thB21002602
20thB21622200

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1981

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1981: 166.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1981

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1981: 103.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years