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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2016, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2015 (315), and casualties fell from 423.

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

Collisions in 2016
265
Down 16% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
359
Down 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2016

0.4% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2016 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3112%
  • Slight23388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious359.7%
  • Slight32390%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 265, down 16% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.4%)
  • February15 (5.7%)
  • March26 (9.8%)
  • April19 (7.2%)
  • May21 (7.9%)
  • June22 (8.3%)
  • July22 (8.3%)
  • August23 (8.7%)
  • September26 (9.8%)
  • October31 (12%)
  • November26 (9.8%)
  • December17 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (74%)
  • Wet or damp63 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (53%)
  • 40 mph42 (16%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph67 (25%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2053 (15%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.3%)
  • Over 7513 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (65%)
  • Passenger98 (27%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (79%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 2016.

Collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2016

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2016, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2016

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2016: 32, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26323903
2ndA21316405
3rdA264263203
4thA228131600
5thA262121904
6thB2160111801
7thA22991611
8thA2686701
9thA2674401
10thB21624400
11thB20173300
12thB20863500
13thB21693301
14thA2742200
15thB20792300
16thB20852200
17thB20231100
18thB20331100
19thB21101100
20thB21761101

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2016

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2016: 91.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2016

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2016: 66.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years