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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2021, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2020 (199), and casualties rose from 246.

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

Collisions in 2021
214
Up 8% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
264
Up 7% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2021

0.9% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4923%
  • Slight16376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5220%
  • Slight21080%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 214, up 8% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 214
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (20%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday28 (13%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.7%)
  • February11 (5.1%)
  • March16 (7.5%)
  • April14 (6.5%)
  • May14 (6.5%)
  • June19 (8.9%)
  • July18 (8.4%)
  • August25 (12%)
  • September19 (8.9%)
  • October17 (7.9%)
  • November25 (12%)
  • December26 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (75%)
  • Wet or damp47 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph105 (49%)
  • 40 mph27 (13%)
  • 50 mph12 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph50 (23%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (62%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (10%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2036 (14%)
  • 21 to 2525 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3544 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (16%)
  • 46 to 5532 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (13%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (71%)
  • Passenger43 (16%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (12%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had the 163rd most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2021

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2021, with 19 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2021

The A21 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2021: 29, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21294215
2ndA26233005
3rdA264152105
4thA2628911
5thA2297703
6thA2286903
7thA2686701
8thB20175601
9thB21605601
10thB21624500
11thA2673500
12thB20853301
13thB20792200
14thB21762200
15thB20231100
16thB20861100
17thB22441100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2021

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2021: 56.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2021

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2021: 48.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2021.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years