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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1984, and 623 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (458), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1984
481
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
623
Level with 1983
Fatal collisions
17
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1984

3.5% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1984 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.5%
  • Serious10321%
  • Slight36175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.7%
  • Serious11919%
  • Slight48778%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 481, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday81 (17%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.4%)
  • February27 (5.6%)
  • March38 (7.9%)
  • April35 (7.3%)
  • May41 (8.5%)
  • June52 (11%)
  • July41 (8.5%)
  • August46 (9.6%)
  • September45 (9.4%)
  • October41 (8.5%)
  • November47 (9.8%)
  • December37 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (22%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (60%)
  • Wet or damp181 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph298 (62%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph147 (31%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway466 (97%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (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 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (25%)
  • Pedestrian104 (17%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20189 (30%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (14%)
  • 36 to 4561 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.3%)
  • Over 7525 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (61%)
  • Passenger137 (22%)
  • Pedestrian104 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (68%)
  • Motorcycle160 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1984.

Collisions
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1984

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1984: 91, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2691114414
2ndA2644859111
3rdA214677313
4thA229274509
5thA262121301
6thA268111714
7thB216081313
8thA26771104
9thB20155601
10thB20795712
11thB21695601
12thB21895501
13thB20174602
14thB210041000
15thB21103401
16thB21613402
17thB21623401
18thB20852200
19thB20862201
20thA2251101

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1984

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1984: 188.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1984

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1984: 116.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years