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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2002, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (421), and casualties fell from 575.

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

Collisions in 2002
405
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
535
Down 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2002

1.5% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight34886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6713%
  • Slight46286%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 405, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (17%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (12%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.9%)
  • February37 (9.1%)
  • March28 (6.9%)
  • April36 (8.9%)
  • May31 (7.7%)
  • June34 (8.4%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August29 (7.2%)
  • September23 (5.7%)
  • October39 (9.6%)
  • November40 (9.9%)
  • December38 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (19%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (64%)
  • Wet or damp138 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (43%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph173 (43%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (68%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2079 (15%)
  • 21 to 2545 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3599 (19%)
  • 36 to 4590 (17%)
  • 46 to 5555 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.2%)
  • Over 7518 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded50 (9.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (62%)
  • Passenger134 (25%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (77%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2002.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2002

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2002, with 40 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2002

The A21 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2002: 65, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21659618
2ndA26526105
3rdA264375105
4thA229314222
5thA262222902
6thA228142002
7thA268111503
8thB216091314
9thB201771100
10thB21897700
11thA2674401
12thB20854500
13thB21694402
14thA2653401
15thB20793401
16thB20232200
17thB20862200
18thB21612200
19thA2741100
20thB21001200

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2002

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2002: 102.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2002

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2002: 77.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2002, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years