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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1991, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1990 (387), and casualties fell from 515.

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

Collisions in 1991
375
Down 3% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
513
Level with 1990
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1991

1.9% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1991 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious8222%
  • Slight28676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10621%
  • Slight40078%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 375, down 3% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (11%)
  • Thursday66 (18%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.3%)
  • February26 (6.9%)
  • March33 (8.8%)
  • April19 (5.1%)
  • May32 (8.5%)
  • June29 (7.7%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August35 (9.3%)
  • September32 (8.5%)
  • October34 (9.1%)
  • November34 (9.1%)
  • December28 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (20%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (63%)
  • Wet or damp125 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (48%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph161 (43%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.4%)
  • 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 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (16%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.9%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6%)
  • 16 to 20120 (23%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (58%)
  • Passenger153 (30%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (74%)
  • Motorcycle80 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1991.

Collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1991

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1991: 53, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA265358011
2ndA214476012
3rdA264354623
4thA229314919
5thB2160173114
6thA262142103
7thB2015111403
8thA26891012
9thB207991302
10thB20867801
11thB20176701
12thA2675611
13thB21004401
14thB21694601
15thB21894401
16thA26511800
17thB20231200
18thB20851100
19thB21101100
20thB21621200

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1991

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1991: 102.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1991

TN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1991: 63.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years