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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1986, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1985 (414), and casualties rose from 550.

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

Collisions in 1986
434
Up 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
569
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1986

2.3% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious11727%
  • Slight30771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious13824%
  • Slight42074%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 434, up 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.8%)
  • February37 (8.5%)
  • March32 (7.4%)
  • April27 (6.2%)
  • May37 (8.5%)
  • June29 (6.7%)
  • July37 (8.5%)
  • August37 (8.5%)
  • September46 (11%)
  • October52 (12%)
  • November35 (8.1%)
  • December31 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (64%)
  • Wet or damp131 (30%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (58%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph151 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (97%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (22%)
  • Pedestrian78 (14%)
  • Cyclist55 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20170 (30%)
  • 21 to 2585 (15%)
  • 26 to 3568 (12%)
  • 36 to 4557 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.2%)
  • Over 7525 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (61%)
  • Passenger145 (25%)
  • Pedestrian78 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (64%)
  • Motorcycle130 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Tunbridge Wells ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1986.

Collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1986

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1986: 56, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA265667116
2ndA2645057213
3rdA214173213
4thA229192407
5thA262142101
6thA268112805
7thB2015111315
8thB201781102
9thA2676602
10thB20865503
11thB21604501
12thB21694801
13thB21613601
14thA2652201
15thA2742400
16thB20232200
17thB21002200
18thB21762201
19thB21892200
20thA201101

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1986

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1986: 139.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1986

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1986: 89.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1986, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years