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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1994, and 600 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1993 (402), and casualties rose from 550.

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

Collisions in 1994
439
Up 9% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
600
Up 9% on 1993
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1994

1.1% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1994 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious9722%
  • Slight33777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious11519%
  • Slight48080%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1994 is highlighted, with 439, up 9% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (17%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday73 (17%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.8%)
  • February30 (6.8%)
  • March36 (8.2%)
  • April28 (6.4%)
  • May40 (9.1%)
  • June29 (6.6%)
  • July36 (8.2%)
  • August42 (9.6%)
  • September35 (8%)
  • October39 (8.9%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (20%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (59%)
  • Wet or damp168 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph227 (52%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph171 (39%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway402 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (66%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2099 (17%)
  • 21 to 2598 (16%)
  • 26 to 35136 (23%)
  • 36 to 4563 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (64%)
  • Passenger142 (24%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (75%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1994.

Collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1994

The A21 and A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1994, with 69 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2169125218
2ndA266981016
3rdA264415005
4thA229263405
5thB2015212607
6thA262172402
7thB2160172405
8thA268121702
9thB216971320
10thA2676701
11thB20175505
12thA2654601
13thB21614402
14thB21894401
15thB20793400
16thB20232400
17thB21002300
18thB21102201
19thB21762201
20thB20851200

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1994

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1994: 115.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1994

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1994: 86.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1994, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1994.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years