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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1992, and 601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1991 (375), and casualties rose from 513.

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

Collisions in 1992
434
Up 16% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
601
Up 17% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1992

2.3% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1992 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious9522%
  • Slight32976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious11018%
  • Slight48180%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1992 is highlighted, with 434, up 16% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (18%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.5%)
  • February41 (9.4%)
  • March43 (9.9%)
  • April23 (5.3%)
  • May36 (8.3%)
  • June35 (8.1%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August31 (7.1%)
  • September40 (9.2%)
  • October33 (7.6%)
  • November31 (7.1%)
  • December40 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (25%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (58%)
  • Wet or damp171 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (45%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph193 (44%)
  • 70 mph13 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (68%)
  • Pedestrian69 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20139 (23%)
  • 21 to 2585 (14%)
  • 26 to 35108 (18%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5566 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (60%)
  • Passenger171 (28%)
  • Pedestrian69 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (78%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 1992.

Collisions
206th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1992

The A21 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1992: 70, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2170107314
2ndA26496819
3rdA264405106
4thA229334316
5thA262193102
6thB2015122005
7thB2160111302
8thA2688912
9thB201781413
10thB207981003
11thA2655611
12thB20865800
13thB21695700
14thB20234400
15thB21614700
16thB21624401
17thB21764802
18thB21893302
19thB20852602
20thA2671100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1992

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1992: 125.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1992

TN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1992: 83.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1992, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years