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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2005, and 416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2004 (357), and casualties fell from 463.

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

Collisions in 2005
310
Down 13% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
416
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2005

1.3% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2005 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4815%
  • Slight25883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight34984%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 310, down 13% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (8.7%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (12%)
  • February19 (6.1%)
  • March16 (5.2%)
  • April24 (7.7%)
  • May25 (8.1%)
  • June29 (9.4%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August29 (9.4%)
  • September26 (8.4%)
  • October21 (6.8%)
  • November26 (8.4%)
  • December26 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (66%)
  • Wet or damp97 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph171 (55%)
  • 40 mph33 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph98 (32%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (12%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2070 (17%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3579 (19%)
  • 36 to 4555 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5%)
  • Over 7522 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (64%)
  • Passenger101 (24%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car435 (78%)
  • Motorcycle53 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2005.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2005

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2005, with 41 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2005

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2005: 47, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26476209
2ndA229284424
3rdA264283406
4thA21274007
5thA262152003
6thA228121501
7thB201771202
8thA2675500
9thA2685900
10thB21605501
11thB20864500
12thB21694502
13thB20853300
14thB21623400
15thA2741100
16thB20231100
17thB20651100
18thB20791100
19thB21001100
20thB21761200

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2005

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2005: 107.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2005

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2005: 62.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years