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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2003, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2002 (405), and casualties fell from 535.

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

Collisions in 2003
394
Down 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
484
Down 10% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2003

1.3% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight34086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight42287%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 394, down 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (20%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday69 (18%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.9%)
  • February25 (6.3%)
  • March19 (4.8%)
  • April35 (8.9%)
  • May37 (9.4%)
  • June28 (7.1%)
  • July36 (9.1%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September31 (7.9%)
  • October36 (9.1%)
  • November39 (9.9%)
  • December36 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded42 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (70%)
  • Wet or damp101 (26%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph183 (46%)
  • 40 mph52 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph149 (38%)
  • 70 mph8 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (13%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2076 (16%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4581 (17%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.5%)
  • Over 7520 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (66%)
  • Passenger114 (24%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car581 (77%)
  • Motorcycle65 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tunbridge Wells ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2003.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2003

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2003, with 45 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2003

The A21 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2003: 65, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA216584112
2ndA26616806
3rdA264414801
4thA229303804
5thA262141803
6thB2160142002
7thA228131902
8thB20178901
9thA2687811
10thB20795611
11thA2654600
12thA2674400
13thB20864400
14thB21694401
15thB20233300
16thB20852201
17thB21612200
18thB21622200
19thA2741100
20thB21001100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2003

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2003: 111.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2003

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2003: 72.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years