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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2010, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2009 (298), and casualties fell from 411.

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

Collisions in 2010
285
Down 4% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
361
Down 12% on 2009
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2010

None of the collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2010 were fatal and 11% were serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3011%
  • Slight25589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious349.4%
  • Slight32791%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 285, down 4% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 285
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (18%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.3%)
  • February20 (7%)
  • March20 (7%)
  • April23 (8.1%)
  • May24 (8.4%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July33 (12%)
  • August24 (8.4%)
  • September29 (10%)
  • October23 (8.1%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December11 (3.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (65%)
  • Wet or damp84 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.9%)
  • Snow6 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph173 (61%)
  • 40 mph20 (7%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph74 (26%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (66%)
  • Pedestrian55 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2055 (15%)
  • 21 to 2540 (11%)
  • 26 to 3561 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (65%)
  • Passenger72 (20%)
  • Pedestrian55 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (82%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 2010.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2010

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2010, with 41 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2010

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2010: 50, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26506306
2ndA21284403
3rdA264253600
4thA229161901
5thB2160151701
6thA262101101
7thA22881101
8thA2677901
9thA2686901
10thB20175601
11thB21625500
12thB21894600
13thB21103401
14thB20232300
15thB21762301
16thA2741100
17thB20851100
18thB20861100
19thB21691100
20thB22441501

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2010

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2010: 100.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2010

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2010: 62.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years