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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2024, and 226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 32% on 2023 (255), and casualties fell from 345.

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

Collisions in 2024
173
Down 32% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
226
Down 34% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2024

1.2% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2024 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious5331%
  • Slight11868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5926%
  • Slight16573%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 173, down 32% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 173
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (16%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (17%)
  • Thursday21 (12%)
  • Friday34 (20%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.2%)
  • February13 (7.5%)
  • March13 (7.5%)
  • April11 (6.4%)
  • May17 (9.8%)
  • June14 (8.1%)
  • July16 (9.2%)
  • August18 (10%)
  • September8 (4.6%)
  • October14 (8.1%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December14 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (68%)
  • Wet or damp51 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4%)
  • 30 mph75 (43%)
  • 40 mph25 (14%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph45 (26%)
  • 70 mph11 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (64%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2021 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2523 (10%)
  • 26 to 3537 (16%)
  • 36 to 4532 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (15%)
  • 56 to 6532 (14%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.6%)
  • Over 757 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (72%)
  • Passenger39 (17%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car238 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2024.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2024

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2024, with 15 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2024

The A21 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2024: 21, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21213317
2ndA264111405
3rdA26101402
4thA22881003
5thA22981001
6thA2626801
7thB20795903
8thB21604501
9thB20233400
10thB21623501
11thA2742200
12thB20862302
13thB22442500
14thA2671100
15thA2681200
16thB20171100
17thB21101101
18thB21881101

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2024

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2024: 45.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2024

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2024: 36.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years