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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1990, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1989 (397), and casualties fell from 519.

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

Collisions in 1990
387
Down 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
515
Down 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1990

1.6% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1990 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious9525%
  • Slight28674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious11021%
  • Slight39977%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 387, down 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (17%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.7%)
  • February28 (7.2%)
  • March31 (8%)
  • April39 (10%)
  • May27 (7%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July33 (8.5%)
  • August32 (8.3%)
  • September37 (9.6%)
  • October26 (6.7%)
  • November36 (9.3%)
  • December31 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (69%)
  • Wet or damp117 (30%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (48%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph155 (40%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (13%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5%)
  • 16 to 20117 (23%)
  • 21 to 2583 (16%)
  • 26 to 3583 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (10%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.3%)
  • Over 7523 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (63%)
  • Passenger134 (26%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car532 (75%)
  • Motorcycle71 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1990.

Collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1990

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1990: 65, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA266573118
2ndA214883014
3rdA264374126
4thA229315318
5thA262182517
6thB2015121302
7thB2160111205
8thA26891102
9thB21695601
10thA2674402
11thB20234402
12thB21624710
13thB20793300
14thB20862201
15thB21002301
16thB21612201
17thB21892200
18thA2741100
19thB20851200
20thB21101100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1990

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1990: 114.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1990

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1990: 65.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years