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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2004, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2003 (394), and casualties fell from 484.

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

Collisions in 2004
357
Down 9% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
463
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2004

2.2% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2004 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight28881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious7516%
  • Slight38082%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 357, down 9% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday69 (19%)
  • Friday73 (20%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7%)
  • February22 (6.2%)
  • March28 (7.8%)
  • April36 (10%)
  • May31 (8.7%)
  • June35 (9.8%)
  • July26 (7.3%)
  • August28 (7.8%)
  • September34 (9.5%)
  • October30 (8.4%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December25 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded27 (7.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (66%)
  • Wet or damp111 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph173 (48%)
  • 40 mph39 (11%)
  • 60 mph139 (39%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (12%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (17%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 35102 (22%)
  • 36 to 4573 (16%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (68%)
  • Passenger109 (24%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car535 (79%)
  • Motorcycle55 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 2004.

Collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2004

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2004, with 39 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2004

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2004: 51, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26516008
2ndA214766611
3rdA2642939110
4thA229192203
5thB2160192902
6thA262152204
7thB2017152002
8thA268101003
9thA22891601
10thB20794500
11thA2672300
12thB20852200
13thB20862300
14thB21002201
15thB21612300
16thB21622201
17thB21691101
18thB21761100
19thB21891100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2004

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2004: 100.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2004

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2004: 67.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2004.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years