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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2022, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2021 (214), and casualties rose from 264.

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

Collisions in 2022
238
Up 11% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
321
Up 22% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2022

0.4% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2022 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4820%
  • Slight18979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5216%
  • Slight26883%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 238, up 11% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday28 (12%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (15%)
  • February10 (4.2%)
  • March21 (8.8%)
  • April16 (6.7%)
  • May16 (6.7%)
  • June19 (8%)
  • July18 (7.6%)
  • August21 (8.8%)
  • September17 (7.1%)
  • October18 (7.6%)
  • November28 (12%)
  • December19 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (73%)
  • Wet or damp58 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph110 (46%)
  • 40 mph43 (18%)
  • 50 mph15 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph52 (22%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (69%)
  • Pedestrian39 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2030 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2528 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3564 (20%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (12%)
  • 66 to 7527 (8.4%)
  • Over 7519 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (69%)
  • Passenger61 (19%)
  • Pedestrian39 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (81%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had the 153rd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2022

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2022, with 31 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2022

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2022: 25, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26253005
2ndA264232804
3rdA21203203
4thA229202504
5thA26291903
6thA22881203
7thB201781405
8thA2686600
9thB21604501
10thB22444502
11thA2743401
12thB21763401
13thB20232300
14thB20792300
15thB20862300
16thB21622500
17thA2671100
18thB21101100
19thB21691300
20thB21881200

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2022

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2022: 83.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2022

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2022: 44.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years