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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2001, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2000 (468), and casualties fell from 631.

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

Collisions in 2001
421
Down 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
575
Down 9% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2001

1.9% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight35083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8415%
  • Slight48384%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 421, down 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (17%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.1%)
  • February40 (9.5%)
  • March33 (7.8%)
  • April28 (6.7%)
  • May28 (6.7%)
  • June25 (5.9%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August37 (8.8%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October36 (8.6%)
  • November39 (9.3%)
  • December35 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (20%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (58%)
  • Wet or damp162 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (47%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph165 (39%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway372 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (72%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2086 (15%)
  • 21 to 2559 (10%)
  • 26 to 3590 (16%)
  • 36 to 4584 (15%)
  • 46 to 5558 (10%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded55 (9.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (62%)
  • Passenger153 (27%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (78%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tunbridge Wells ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2001.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2001

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2001, with 45 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2001

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2001: 72, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA267284110
2ndA215787116
3rdA264405323
4thA229294911
5thA262193115
6thB2160151714
7thA228141804
8thA26891211
9thB20177900
10thB216961904
11thB21764600
12thA2653300
13thA2673400
14thB21623401
15thB21893500
16thB20232301
17thB20792200
18thB20862200
19thB21002400
20thB21612301

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2001

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2001: 127.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2001

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2001: 77.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2001, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years