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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2006, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2005 (310), and casualties rose from 416.

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

Collisions in 2006
354
Up 14% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
472
Up 13% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2006

1.4% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5415%
  • Slight29583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight40285%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 354, up 14% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.5%)
  • February12 (3.4%)
  • March30 (8.5%)
  • April25 (7.1%)
  • May26 (7.3%)
  • June33 (9.3%)
  • July30 (8.5%)
  • August42 (12%)
  • September29 (8.2%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November27 (7.6%)
  • December41 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (63%)
  • Wet or damp122 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph167 (47%)
  • 40 mph46 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph127 (36%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (10%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist14 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4%)
  • 16 to 2069 (15%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (18%)
  • 36 to 4577 (16%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (63%)
  • Passenger134 (28%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car553 (82%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2006.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2006

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2006, with 41 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2006

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2006: 41, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26415304
2ndA213852210
3rdA264314305
4thA262203105
5thA228172113
6thA229162102
7thA26891411
8thB201791200
9thB216081103
10thB20855900
11thB21694400
12thA2673300
13thB20863400
14thB21883300
15thA2742301
16thB20792400
17thB22442400
18thB20011100
19thB20151100
20thB20231100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2006

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2006: 84.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2006

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2006: 62.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years