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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1987, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1986 (434), and casualties rose from 569.

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

Collisions in 1987
458
Up 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
589
Up 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1987

2.6% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious12026%
  • Slight32671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious14024%
  • Slight43674%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 458, up 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (9.2%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday87 (19%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.4%)
  • February30 (6.6%)
  • March35 (7.6%)
  • April36 (7.9%)
  • May40 (8.7%)
  • June44 (9.6%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August37 (8.1%)
  • September42 (9.2%)
  • October45 (9.8%)
  • November54 (12%)
  • December28 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (62%)
  • Wet or damp165 (36%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph255 (56%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph176 (38%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (98%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.4%)
  • 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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (19%)
  • Pedestrian79 (13%)
  • Cyclist41 (7%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20164 (28%)
  • 21 to 2586 (15%)
  • 26 to 3598 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (64%)
  • Passenger134 (23%)
  • Pedestrian79 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (67%)
  • Motorcycle118 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1987.

Collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1987

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1987: 64, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA266479111
2ndA215989311
3rdA229263207
4thA264252706
5thB2015193016
6thA262172108
7thB2160172216
8thA268111606
9thA2678901
10thB20176902
11thB20866610
12thB21896602
13thB21625802
14thA2654402
15thB20793400
16thB21692311
17thB21762301
18thB20231100
19thB20851210
20thB21001601

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1987

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1987: 144.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1987

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1987: 91.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1987, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years