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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1988, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1987 (458), and casualties fell from 589.

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

Collisions in 1988
426
Down 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
533
Down 10% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1988

1.9% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1988 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious10825%
  • Slight31073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious12924%
  • Slight39674%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 426, down 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (17%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.4%)
  • February22 (5.2%)
  • March29 (6.8%)
  • April29 (6.8%)
  • May42 (9.9%)
  • June16 (3.8%)
  • July41 (9.6%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September48 (11%)
  • October34 (8%)
  • November51 (12%)
  • December27 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (19%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (65%)
  • Wet or damp144 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph231 (54%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph156 (37%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway402 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (57%)
  • Pedestrian82 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (14%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20134 (25%)
  • 21 to 2578 (15%)
  • 26 to 3574 (14%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (60%)
  • Passenger131 (25%)
  • Pedestrian82 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (69%)
  • Motorcycle85 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1988.

Collisions
233rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1988

The A21 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1988: 62, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA216298412
2ndA266166017
3rdA264344004
4thA229274008
5thB2160192004
6thA262182808
7thB2015141602
8thA2686812
9thB20175601
10thB21765602
11thA2673400
12thB20793400
13thB20863301
14thB21623601
15thB20232201
16thB21002201
17thB21692301
18thB20851100
19thB21101301
20thB21611100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1988

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1988: 139.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1988

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1988: 89.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years