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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1998, and 623 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1997 (433), and casualties rose from 571.

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

Collisions in 1998
466
Up 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
623
Up 9% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1998

1.3% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious8919%
  • Slight37180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious10517%
  • Slight51282%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 466, up 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday78 (17%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.6%)
  • February41 (8.8%)
  • March44 (9.4%)
  • April51 (11%)
  • May27 (5.8%)
  • June35 (7.5%)
  • July32 (6.9%)
  • August29 (6.2%)
  • September46 (9.9%)
  • October41 (8.8%)
  • November42 (9%)
  • December38 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (52%)
  • Wet or damp211 (45%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (48%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph192 (41%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.8%)
  • 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 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (68%)
  • Pedestrian62 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2093 (15%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35147 (24%)
  • 36 to 4591 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.7%)
  • Over 7526 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (67%)
  • Passenger145 (23%)
  • Pedestrian62 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car688 (79%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1998.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1998

The A21 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1998: 68, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2168111217
2ndA266572011
3rdA264435616
4thA229365215
5thB2160222602
6thB2015192323
7thA262172907
8thA26891803
9thB216991505
10thB201771100
11thB20866800
12thB20235502
13thB21614400
14thA2673501
15thB20793400
16thB20853500
17thB21002300
18thB21622201
19thB21762301
20thB21892300

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1998

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1998: 119.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1998

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1998: 74.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1998, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years