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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1999, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (466), and casualties rose from 623.

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

Collisions in 1999
448
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
650
Up 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
14
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 1999

3.1% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.1%
  • Serious7417%
  • Slight36080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious10116%
  • Slight53482%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 448, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.1%)
  • February47 (10%)
  • March35 (7.8%)
  • April45 (10%)
  • May22 (4.9%)
  • June35 (7.8%)
  • July36 (8%)
  • August39 (8.7%)
  • September37 (8.3%)
  • October42 (9.4%)
  • November38 (8.5%)
  • December40 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (64%)
  • Wet or damp154 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph234 (52%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph165 (37%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (86%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant446 (69%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20113 (17%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 35111 (17%)
  • 36 to 4590 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4%)
  • Over 7526 (4%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (60%)
  • Passenger184 (28%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car654 (77%)
  • Motorcycle69 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1999.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 1999

The A21 and A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 1999, with 72 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2172145511
2ndA26729218
3rdA264354509
4thA2293357410
5thA262182704
6thA268111700
7thB2160111202
8thA228071002
9thB201771200
10thB21616612
11thB21696803
12thA2285800
13thB20235510
14thA2653301
15thB21893401
16thB20152200
17thB20792201
18thB20862301
19thA2671101
20thA2741100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1999

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 1999: 140.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 1999

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 1999: 87.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years