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Tunbridge Wells road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2025, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2024 (173), and casualties rose from 226.

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

Collisions in 2025
194
Up 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
240
Up 6% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Tunbridge Wells in 2025

0.5% of collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 21% in Tunbridge Wells from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4925%
  • Slight14474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5322%
  • Slight18577%

Tunbridge Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tunbridge Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 523 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 194, up 12% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 194
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.3%)
  • February18 (9.3%)
  • March13 (6.7%)
  • April13 (6.7%)
  • May15 (7.7%)
  • June25 (13%)
  • July16 (8.2%)
  • August15 (7.7%)
  • September13 (6.7%)
  • October12 (6.2%)
  • November19 (9.8%)
  • December17 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (71%)
  • Wet or damp51 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph110 (57%)
  • 40 mph21 (11%)
  • 50 mph11 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph46 (24%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (56%)
  • Pedestrian36 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (14%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2023 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2525 (10%)
  • 26 to 3533 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (16%)
  • 46 to 5529 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (13%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.4%)
  • Over 7517 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (67%)
  • Passenger43 (18%)
  • Pedestrian36 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car244 (69%)
  • Motorcycle38 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tunbridge Wells in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tunbridge Wells ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tunbridge Wells had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2025.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tunbridge Wells in 2025

Park, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tunbridge Wells in 2025, with 20 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Tunbridge Wells with the most crashes in 2025

The A26 had the most collisions in Tunbridge Wells in 2025: 27, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tunbridge Wells, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26273205
2ndA21193107
3rdA264181902
4thA229101205
5thA22891213
6thA26291404
7thB20865701
8thB20174600
9thB21604701
10thB21624401
11thB21693600
12thA2672300
13thA2682200
14thB20792300
15thB20852201
16thA2741101
17thB21001100
18thB21761101

Towns in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2025

Royal Tunbridge Wells had the most collisions of any town in Tunbridge Wells in 2025: 59.

Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells: crashes in 2025

TN2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tunbridge Wells in 2025: 37.

Latest crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Tunbridge Wells in 2025, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Tunbridge Wells road accidents in other years