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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1982, and 681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1981 (489), and casualties rose from 637.

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

Collisions in 1982
523
Up 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
681
Up 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1982

1.9% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious15930%
  • Slight35468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious19228%
  • Slight47870%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 523, up 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday98 (19%)
  • Saturday92 (18%)
  • Sunday52 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.8%)
  • February21 (4%)
  • March42 (8%)
  • April39 (7.5%)
  • May37 (7.1%)
  • June53 (10%)
  • July53 (10%)
  • August57 (11%)
  • September41 (7.8%)
  • October50 (9.6%)
  • November46 (8.8%)
  • December43 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (17%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (63%)
  • Wet or damp169 (32%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph309 (59%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph181 (35%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (24%)
  • Pedestrian95 (14%)
  • Cyclist50 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5%)
  • 16 to 20190 (28%)
  • 21 to 2595 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (15%)
  • 36 to 4573 (11%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (62%)
  • Passenger163 (24%)
  • Pedestrian95 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car592 (67%)
  • Motorcycle168 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 1982.

Collisions
180th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1982

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1982: 87, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2687103123
2ndA2645675017
3rdA215280123
4thA229223306
5thA268203619
6thA262193526
7thB2160141612
8thB201591112
9thB20177804
10thB20866603
11thB21695500
12thB20794401
13thB21104613
14thB21613301
15thB21893301
16thA2652501
17thA2672200
18thB21002300
19thB21622300
20thA201100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1982

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1982: 172.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1982

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1982: 111.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years