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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2023, and 345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2022 (238), and casualties rose from 321.

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

Collisions in 2023
255
Up 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
345
Up 7% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2023

1.6% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2023 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6927%
  • Slight18271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious7421%
  • Slight26777%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 255, up 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.2%)
  • February27 (11%)
  • March14 (5.5%)
  • April20 (7.8%)
  • May26 (10%)
  • June17 (6.7%)
  • July23 (9%)
  • August23 (9%)
  • September23 (9%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November20 (7.8%)
  • December15 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (75%)
  • Wet or damp55 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph115 (45%)
  • 40 mph24 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph29 (11%)
  • 60 mph66 (26%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (67%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2024 (7%)
  • 21 to 2535 (10%)
  • 26 to 3576 (22%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6547 (14%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.5%)
  • Over 7519 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (72%)
  • Passenger60 (17%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had the 142nd most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2023

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2023, with 26 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2023

The A21 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2023: 40, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21406916
2ndA26334019
3rdA229152005
4thA262152012
5thA264151804
6thA228101704
7thB20236702
8thB21625502
9thA2674600
10thB20174401
11thA2683301
12thA2743702
13thB20863502
14thB21603401
15thB21692201
16thB22442201
17thB20851100
18thB21761100

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2023

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2023: 75.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2023

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2023: 50.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2023, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years