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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1985, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1984 (481), and casualties fell from 623.

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

Collisions in 1985
414
Down 14% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
550
Down 12% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1985

2.7% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1985 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious12831%
  • Slight27566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious15929%
  • Slight37969%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 414, down 14% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (11%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday81 (20%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.1%)
  • February22 (5.3%)
  • March32 (7.7%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May27 (6.5%)
  • June36 (8.7%)
  • July31 (7.5%)
  • August33 (8%)
  • September36 (8.7%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November48 (12%)
  • December53 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (59%)
  • Wet or damp151 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Snow7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph234 (57%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph152 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (96%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (21%)
  • Pedestrian73 (13%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20150 (27%)
  • 21 to 2576 (14%)
  • 26 to 3584 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (60%)
  • Passenger149 (27%)
  • Pedestrian73 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car468 (64%)
  • Motorcycle116 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle26 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1985.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1985

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1985: 54, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA265458114
2ndA214679322
3rdA2643741111
4thA2292838112
5thA268182407
6thA262152216
7thB2015121602
8thB216091002
9thB21625901
10thB20174702
11thA2673300
12thB20863510
13thB21613501
14thB21893301
15thA20141100
16thA2651100
17thB20231101
18thB20791101
19thB20851200
20thB21101201

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1985

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1985: 138.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1985

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1985: 85.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years