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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2015, and 423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (345), and casualties fell from 482.

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

Collisions in 2015
315
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
423
Down 12% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2015

0.3% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4815%
  • Slight26684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5313%
  • Slight36987%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 315, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (18%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.6%)
  • February22 (7%)
  • March21 (6.7%)
  • April22 (7%)
  • May28 (8.9%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August28 (8.9%)
  • September20 (6.3%)
  • October26 (8.3%)
  • November27 (8.6%)
  • December24 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (68%)
  • Wet or damp97 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph153 (49%)
  • 40 mph47 (15%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph100 (32%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (93%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (65%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (10%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2038 (9%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3584 (20%)
  • 36 to 4574 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.1%)
  • Over 7524 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (70%)
  • Passenger77 (18%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (78%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had the 165th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2015

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2015, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2015

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2015: 37, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26376304
2ndA21354305
3rdA264283504
4thA229243703
5thA262182203
6thA228111302
7thA26881401
8thB201781200
9thB216081003
10thA2674401
11thB21624400
12thB21694501
13thB20793301
14thB20863601
15thB22443601
16thA2742300
17thB20232200
18thB20852400
19thB21761100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2015

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2015: 94.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2015

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2015: 61.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2015, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years