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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1993, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1992 (434), and casualties fell from 601.

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

Collisions in 1993
402
Down 7% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
550
Down 8% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1993

2% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1993 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious8521%
  • Slight30977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious9617%
  • Slight44581%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1993 is highlighted, with 402, down 7% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (17%)
  • Sunday34 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.2%)
  • February22 (5.5%)
  • March35 (8.7%)
  • April34 (8.5%)
  • May31 (7.7%)
  • June33 (8.2%)
  • July27 (6.7%)
  • August31 (7.7%)
  • September35 (8.7%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November30 (7.5%)
  • December51 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (67%)
  • Wet or damp125 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (48%)
  • 40 mph32 (8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph160 (40%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.2%)
  • 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 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (64%)
  • Pedestrian62 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20100 (18%)
  • 21 to 2585 (15%)
  • 26 to 3598 (18%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (61%)
  • Passenger153 (28%)
  • Pedestrian62 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car593 (77%)
  • Motorcycle63 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1993.

Collisions
224th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
176th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1993

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1993: 62, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA266273010
2ndA215989310
3rdA264435217
4thA2293462211
5thB2160223705
6thA262121904
7thB2015121703
8thA2686703
9thB20236702
10thB21626700
11thB21896602
12thB20865611
13thA2674402
14thB20174601
15thB21103303
16thB21693600
17thB20792201
18thB20852200
19thA2651100
20thB21611200

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1993

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1993: 129.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1993

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1993: 76.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years