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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2008, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (375), and casualties fell from 509.

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

Collisions in 2008
335
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
458
Down 10% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2008

1.2% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight29488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight40488%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 335, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.6%)
  • February31 (9.3%)
  • March24 (7.2%)
  • April28 (8.4%)
  • May34 (10%)
  • June20 (6%)
  • July25 (7.5%)
  • August18 (5.4%)
  • September32 (9.6%)
  • October32 (9.6%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December23 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (62%)
  • Wet or damp121 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph195 (58%)
  • 40 mph30 (9%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph96 (29%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (13%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2079 (17%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3577 (17%)
  • 36 to 4584 (18%)
  • 46 to 5548 (10%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.5%)
  • Over 759 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (71%)
  • Passenger96 (21%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car505 (78%)
  • Motorcycle64 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 2008.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2008

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2008, with 43 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2008

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2008: 67, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26679019
2ndA21345205
3rdA264263311
4thA262223605
5thA229162502
6thB2160131901
7thA228111502
8thA26881211
9thA2675600
10thB20235501
11thB22445701
12thB20854500
13thB21694800
14thA2743300
15thB20173402
16thB20862501
17thB21002200
18thB21102401
19thA2651100
20thB20791100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2008

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2008: 120.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2008

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2008: 71.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2008.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years