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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1989, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1988 (426), and casualties fell from 533.

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

Collisions in 1989
397
Down 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
519
Down 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1989

3.8% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious8622%
  • Slight29675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.3%
  • Serious10821%
  • Slight39476%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 397, down 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (18%)
  • Sunday39 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.8%)
  • February25 (6.3%)
  • March31 (7.8%)
  • April32 (8.1%)
  • May30 (7.6%)
  • June28 (7.1%)
  • July48 (12%)
  • August36 (9.1%)
  • September33 (8.3%)
  • October38 (9.6%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December23 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (20%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (65%)
  • Wet or damp136 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph219 (55%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph143 (36%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (92%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (17%)
  • Pedestrian65 (13%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20140 (27%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3572 (14%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (61%)
  • Passenger137 (26%)
  • Pedestrian65 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (67%)
  • Motorcycle92 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1989.

Collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1989

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1989: 70, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA267084415
2ndA215075014
3rdA264384515
4thA229273616
5thA262152223
6thB2015132113
7thB2160121402
8thA26871111
9thB21897903
10thB20866902
11thB21615702
12thA2674410
13thB20174602
14thB21624512
15thB20233400
16thB20793501
17thB21693500
18thB20852200
19thB21001200

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1989

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1989: 135.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1989

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1989: 85.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years