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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1983, and 623 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1982 (523), and casualties fell from 681.

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

Collisions in 1983
458
Down 12% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
623
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1983

1.7% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious10824%
  • Slight34275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious14022%
  • Slight47576%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 458, down 12% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (10%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.1%)
  • February29 (6.3%)
  • March30 (6.6%)
  • April33 (7.2%)
  • May31 (6.8%)
  • June53 (12%)
  • July40 (8.7%)
  • August34 (7.4%)
  • September34 (7.4%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November54 (12%)
  • December46 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds364 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (16%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (66%)
  • Wet or damp149 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph264 (58%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph173 (38%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout9 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (25%)
  • Pedestrian75 (12%)
  • Cyclist50 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20185 (30%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 3575 (12%)
  • 36 to 4562 (10%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (62%)
  • Passenger163 (26%)
  • Pedestrian75 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (64%)
  • Motorcycle159 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1983.

Collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1983

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1983: 71, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA267194213
2ndA214565011
3rdA264405016
4thA229294919
5thB2160172716
6thA262163017
7thB2015101411
8thB2017101300
9thB207981803
10thA26871002
11thA2654401
12thA2673401
13thB21613401
14thB21693401
15thB21893400
16thB20852200
17thA20281100
18thB20861101
19thB21001201
20thB21101200

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1983

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1983: 159.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1983

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1983: 108.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1983, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years