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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2012, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (305), and casualties fell from 439.

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

Collisions in 2012
284
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
378
Down 14% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2012

1.4% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious3412%
  • Slight24687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious359.3%
  • Slight33990%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 284, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6%)
  • February24 (8.5%)
  • March25 (8.8%)
  • April24 (8.5%)
  • May31 (11%)
  • June14 (4.9%)
  • July25 (8.8%)
  • August25 (8.8%)
  • September24 (8.5%)
  • October26 (9.2%)
  • November22 (7.7%)
  • December27 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (65%)
  • Wet or damp90 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph145 (51%)
  • 40 mph31 (11%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph88 (31%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (68%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4%)
  • 16 to 2064 (17%)
  • 21 to 2541 (11%)
  • 26 to 3559 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (15%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.8%)
  • Over 7515 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (65%)
  • Passenger82 (22%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (82%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2012.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2012

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2012, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2012

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2012: 40, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26405515
2ndA21334412
3rdA264253003
4thA229182401
5thA262172902
6thA228121705
7thB20178801
8thB207971000
9thB21607701
10thA2685812
11thB21104400
12thB21624601
13thB20863300
14thB21693500
15thB20232200
16thB21762200
17thB21001100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2012

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2012: 85.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2012

TN2 and TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2012, with 50 each.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years