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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2007, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2006 (354), and casualties rose from 472.

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

Collisions in 2007
375
Up 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
509
Up 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2007

2.7% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious5214%
  • Slight31383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious6713%
  • Slight43285%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2007 is highlighted, with 375, up 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (18%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday42 (11%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8%)
  • February29 (7.7%)
  • March23 (6.1%)
  • April22 (5.9%)
  • May33 (8.8%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July32 (8.5%)
  • August35 (9.3%)
  • September35 (9.3%)
  • October32 (8.5%)
  • November33 (8.8%)
  • December31 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (68%)
  • Wet or damp115 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph196 (52%)
  • 40 mph36 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph129 (34%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (13%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2073 (14%)
  • 21 to 2539 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 35103 (20%)
  • 36 to 4593 (18%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.5%)
  • Over 7523 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider340 (67%)
  • Passenger110 (22%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car524 (75%)
  • Motorcycle66 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2007.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2007

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2007, with 63 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2007

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2007: 56, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26567205
2ndA21468325
3rdA264405915
4thA229324938
5thA262233218
6thA26871103
7thA2286602
8thA2676800
9thB20174701
10thB20794710
11thB21604402
12thA2743400
13thB20853300
14thB20863300
15thB21763602
16thA2652200
17thB20232201
18thB21002300
19thB21102201
20thB21622301

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2007

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2007: 128.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2007

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2007: 75.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years