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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2013, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2012 (284), and casualties rose from 378.

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

Collisions in 2013
322
Up 13% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
441
Up 17% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2013

0.9% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4414%
  • Slight27585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight38387%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2013 is highlighted, with 322, up 13% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.8%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March26 (8.1%)
  • April17 (5.3%)
  • May29 (9%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July29 (9%)
  • August24 (7.5%)
  • September25 (7.8%)
  • October27 (8.4%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December32 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (62%)
  • Wet or damp107 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph168 (52%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph91 (28%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (67%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2046 (10%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3576 (17%)
  • 36 to 4573 (17%)
  • 46 to 5575 (17%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (7%)
  • Over 7519 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (68%)
  • Passenger90 (20%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car459 (76%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tunbridge Wells ranked among 351 areas in 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had the 170th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2013

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2013, with 49 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2013

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2013: 48, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26486306
2ndA21426817
3rdA264243304
4thA229233814
5thA228223702
6thA262101503
7thA2687900
8thB21607902
9thB20796701
10thA2675601
11thB20175600
12thB20865601
13thB21103400
14thB21623401
15thB21692611
16thB21762201
17thB21892200
18thB22442800
19thB20231100
20thB21001100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2013

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2013: 101.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2013

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2013: 55.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2013, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years