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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2018, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2017 (286), and casualties fell from 381.

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

Collisions in 2018
230
Down 20% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
323
Down 15% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2018

1.3% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2018 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6127%
  • Slight16672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6620%
  • Slight25479%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 230, down 20% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday40 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (10%)
  • February18 (7.8%)
  • March17 (7.4%)
  • April11 (4.8%)
  • May17 (7.4%)
  • June15 (6.5%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August22 (9.6%)
  • September18 (7.8%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November20 (8.7%)
  • December22 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other7 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (67%)
  • Wet or damp70 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (57%)
  • 40 mph24 (10%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph61 (27%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Pedestrian33 (10%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3554 (17%)
  • 36 to 4547 (15%)
  • 46 to 5542 (13%)
  • 56 to 6538 (12%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.6%)
  • Over 7525 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (69%)
  • Passenger66 (20%)
  • Pedestrian33 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (77%)
  • Motorcycle36 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 2018.

Collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2018

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2018, with 38 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2018

The A21 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2018: 25, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA212543010
2ndA26212704
3rdA264182605
4thA229122105
5thA262101603
6thA22881312
7thA2684711
8thB20793400
9thB21693401
10thB20232200
11thB20862300
12thB21602302
13thB21622500
14thB21762211
15thA2741401
16thB20171201
17thB21101101
18thB21881100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2018

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2018: 76.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2018

TN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2018: 41.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2018, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2018.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years