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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1997, and 571 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (447), and casualties fell from 606.

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

Collisions in 1997
433
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
571
Down 6% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1997

1.4% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious8520%
  • Slight34279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious9717%
  • Slight46882%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 433, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.9%)
  • February26 (6%)
  • March38 (8.8%)
  • April32 (7.4%)
  • May38 (8.8%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July39 (9%)
  • August26 (6%)
  • September39 (9%)
  • October41 (9.5%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December35 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (17%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (65%)
  • Wet or damp145 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (53%)
  • 40 mph35 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph159 (37%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (67%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (10%)
  • Cyclist34 (6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20108 (19%)
  • 21 to 2557 (10%)
  • 26 to 35130 (23%)
  • 36 to 4570 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.4%)
  • Over 7517 (3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (67%)
  • Passenger130 (23%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (76%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1997.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1997

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1997: 79, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA267986112
2ndA217310709
3rdA264507118
4thB2015244018
5thA229213002
6thA262182503
7thB2160111213
8thA26891302
9thB21695601
10thA2654712
11thB20794503
12thB21894702
13thB20173702
14thB20233300
15thB21613401
16thB21623402
17thB20862501
18thB20851101
19thB21761200

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1997

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1997: 130.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1997

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1997: 80.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1997, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years