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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2000, and 631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1999 (448), and casualties fell from 650.

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

Collisions in 2000
468
Up 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
631
Down 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2000

1.9% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious8819%
  • Slight37179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious10717%
  • Slight51582%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2000 is highlighted, with 468, up 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.7%)
  • February30 (6.4%)
  • March39 (8.3%)
  • April36 (7.7%)
  • May27 (5.8%)
  • June39 (8.3%)
  • July36 (7.7%)
  • August41 (8.8%)
  • September50 (11%)
  • October42 (9%)
  • November62 (13%)
  • December30 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (23%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (57%)
  • Wet or damp192 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph218 (47%)
  • 40 mph42 (9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph192 (41%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway424 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (67%)
  • Pedestrian85 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2086 (14%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (17%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5575 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.9%)
  • Over 7526 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded33 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (61%)
  • Passenger162 (26%)
  • Pedestrian85 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car691 (79%)
  • Motorcycle60 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2000.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2000

The A21 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2000: 67, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21679549
2ndA265769015
3rdA264446116
4thA229273904
5thA262273727
6thB2160233205
7thA268172305
8thA228152414
9thB20796801
10thB20856902
11thB216151201
12thA2674402
13thB20174502
14thB20863300
15thB21103500
16thB21693500
17thB21893401
18thA2742300
19thB20232200
20thB21002300

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2000

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2000: 134.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2000

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2000: 83.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years