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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1996, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1995 (429), and casualties rose from 591.

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

Collisions in 1996
447
Up 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
606
Up 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1996

1.6% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1996 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious10022%
  • Slight34076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious12220%
  • Slight47779%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 447, up 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday79 (18%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.9%)
  • February28 (6.3%)
  • March36 (8.1%)
  • April36 (8.1%)
  • May30 (6.7%)
  • June43 (9.6%)
  • July40 (8.9%)
  • August33 (7.4%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November35 (7.8%)
  • December31 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (18%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (60%)
  • Wet or damp160 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (53%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph163 (36%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (71%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2091 (15%)
  • 21 to 2594 (16%)
  • 26 to 35115 (19%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (10%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.4%)
  • Over 7523 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (59%)
  • Passenger183 (30%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car665 (80%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1996.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1996

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1996: 83, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA268394112
2ndA215283313
3rdA264496116
4thA2293972110
5thB2160152103
6thB2015141801
7thA262132008
8thA26891302
9thB216991302
10thB20176602
11thB20235801
12thB20795500
13thB21623402
14thA2672201
15thB21102300
16thB21612200
17thB21882200
18thA2651100
19thB20851201
20thB21891100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1996

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1996: 153.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1996

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1996: 97.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1996, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years