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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2011, and 439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2010 (285), and casualties rose from 361.

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

Collisions in 2011
305
Up 7% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
439
Up 22% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2011

1% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2011 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight26386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4510%
  • Slight39189%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 305, up 7% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.9%)
  • February27 (8.9%)
  • March28 (9.2%)
  • April21 (6.9%)
  • May17 (5.6%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July19 (6.2%)
  • August20 (6.6%)
  • September18 (5.9%)
  • October29 (9.5%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December29 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (68%)
  • Wet or damp91 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph160 (52%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph105 (34%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (89%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (70%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (18%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3585 (19%)
  • 36 to 4556 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (65%)
  • Passenger109 (25%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (79%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tunbridge Wells ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2011.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2011

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2011, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2011

The A21 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2011: 51, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21519535
2ndA26394907
3rdA264273703
4thA262172903
5thA229162404
6thB216091201
7thA26881603
8thB201771100
9thA2286800
10thB21765600
11thB21624600
12thB21694501
13thB21613500
14thB20792400
15thB20862200
16thA2671100
17thA2741200
18thB20231101
19thB21101100
20thB21891100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2011

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2011: 91.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2011

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2011: 55.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2011, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years