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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2014, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2013 (322), and casualties rose from 441.

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

Collisions in 2014
345
Up 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
482
Up 9% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2014

1.4% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight29786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5411%
  • Slight42388%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 345, up 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday38 (11%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (11%)
  • Friday64 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.4%)
  • February27 (7.8%)
  • March29 (8.4%)
  • April26 (7.5%)
  • May26 (7.5%)
  • June33 (9.6%)
  • July23 (6.7%)
  • August26 (7.5%)
  • September25 (7.2%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November34 (9.9%)
  • December31 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (64%)
  • Wet or damp115 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (52%)
  • 40 mph41 (12%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph90 (26%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (88%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (70%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (11%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3579 (16%)
  • 36 to 4582 (17%)
  • 46 to 5561 (13%)
  • 56 to 6551 (11%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.2%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (64%)
  • Passenger114 (24%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (79%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had the 160th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2014

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2014, with 32 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2014

The A21 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2014: 52, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA215289010
2ndA26475714
3rdA264263704
4thA228192902
5thA229183231
6thB2160131610
7thA262121400
8thA268101101
9thB201761001
10thB21105500
11thB20794900
12thB20864500
13thB21764501
14thB20853400
15thA2672201
16thB20231100
17thB21001100
18thB21621100
19thB22441200

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2014

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2014: 102.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2014

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2014: 68.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years