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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2017, and 381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2016 (265), and casualties rose from 359.

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

Collisions in 2017
286
Up 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
381
Up 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2017

1.7% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight23582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight32385%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 286, up 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (16%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (11%)
  • February22 (7.7%)
  • March24 (8.4%)
  • April24 (8.4%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June35 (12%)
  • July28 (9.8%)
  • August18 (6.3%)
  • September17 (5.9%)
  • October13 (4.5%)
  • November21 (7.3%)
  • December23 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (71%)
  • Wet or damp78 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph164 (57%)
  • 40 mph38 (13%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph68 (24%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (12%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2042 (11%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.3%)
  • Over 7518 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (72%)
  • Passenger69 (18%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (78%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had the 167th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2017

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2017, with 37 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2017

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2017: 31, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26313907
2ndA21263824
3rdA264192703
4thA228152412
5thA229131602
6thA26291001
7thB216071201
8thA26851312
9thA2673300
10thB20173301
11thB21102300
12thB21622300
13thB21762200
14thA2741100
15thB20231100
16thB20791100
17thB21691100
18thB21881101

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2017

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2017: 99.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2017

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2017: 64.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years