Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8LD area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8LD area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 66 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Biddenden ward, Tunbridge Wells, from 2001 to 2025, with 94 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 15 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 66; 11,326th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 94; 1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions: 1; 1 person killed
Collisions in 2025: 1; 4 in 2024

Crash severity at the TN27 8LD hotspot

16 of the 66 collisions here (24%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal11.5%
Serious1523%
Slight5076%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 1
Seriously injured: 19
Slightly injured: 74
All casualties: 94

Accidents by year at the TN27 8LD hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2022, against an average of 2.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the TN27 8LD hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025: 1
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	1	1
2024	4	4
2023	5	9
2022	7	13
2021	2	5
2020	1	1
2019	4	4
2018	2	6
2017	3	4
2016	2	4
2015	4	5
2014	2	2
2013	0	0
2012	1	1
2011	3	4
2010	3	6
2009	2	2
2008	5	6
2007	3	3
2006	0	0
2005	2	2
2004	2	3
2003	2	2
2002	3	3
2001	3	4

Map of crashes at the TN27 8LD hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near TN27 8LD.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8LD area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Fatal
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the TN27 8LD hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward: Biddenden
Council area: Tunbridge Wells
Nearest postcode to the centre: TN27 8LD
Postcode district: TN27
Centre (latitude, longitude): 51.14213, 0.64113
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 23 of 25
Latest collision: 25 June 2025
Rank by collisions: 11,326th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the TN27 8LD hotspot

52 of the 66 collisions at this hotspot were on the A274.

Collisions at the TN27 8LD hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	A274	52	76	1	11

Accident hotspots near TN27 8LD

2 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Headcorn & Sutton Valence, Maidstone, TN27 9SB area, 2.9 km away, with 97 collisions.

All 66 crashes at the TN27 8LD hotspot

Newest first, from 24 February 2001 to 25 June 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Serious25 Jun 2025, 16:15
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 25 Jun 2025, 16:15
- Volkswagen Golf and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461607692
Slight19 Dec 2024, 10:49
DAF Trucks crash on an unclassified road in Ashford, 19 Dec 2024, 10:49
- DAF Trucks and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461532379
Slight30 Nov 2024, 11:55
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 30 Nov 2024, 11:55
- Mercedes Sprinter and Dacia Jogger
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461525795
Slight8 Oct 2024, 08:44
Volkswagen Urban crash on an unclassified road in Tunbridge Wells, 8 Oct 2024, 08:44
- Volkswagen Urban and Ford Tourneo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461500974
Slight22 Apr 2024, 08:05
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 22 Apr 2024, 08:05
- Volkswagen Golf and Ford Transit Connect
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461440687
Serious26 Aug 2023, 13:36
Kia Sportage crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 26 Aug 2023, 13:36
- Kia Sportage, Lexus RX 450 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023461351753
Slight29 Jul 2023, 18:26
Subaru Forester crash on the A274 in Ashford, 29 Jul 2023, 18:26
- Subaru Forester and Land Rover Discovery
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461338437
Slight28 Apr 2023, 12:05
Peugeot Partner crash on the A274 in Ashford, 28 Apr 2023, 12:05
- Peugeot Partner and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461303998
Slight9 Mar 2023, 14:48
Hyundai i30 crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 9 Mar 2023, 14:48
- Hyundai i30, BMW 1 Series and Ford Mondeo
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023461286687
Serious10 Feb 2023, 10:05
BMW 3 Series crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 10 Feb 2023, 10:05
- BMW 3 Series, Peugeot 2008 and Vauxhall Astra
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023461278575
Fatal24 Dec 2022, 11:09
Seat Alhambra crash on the A274 in Ashford, 24 Dec 2022, 11:09
- Seat Alhambra and Audi SQ5
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022461259321
Slight21 Dec 2022, 00:56
Audi A1 crash on the A274 in Maidstone, 21 Dec 2022, 00:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461263956
Slight6 Nov 2022, 09:56
Dacia Sandero crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 6 Nov 2022, 09:56
- Dacia Sandero and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461252924
Serious14 Sep 2022, 08:45
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in Ashford, 14 Sep 2022, 08:45
- Nissan Micra and Audi Q2
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022461219232
Slight26 Jul 2022, 21:53
DS DS3 crash on an unclassified road in Tunbridge Wells, 26 Jul 2022, 21:53
- DS DS3 and Skoda Superb
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022461207043
Serious21 Jul 2022, 09:24
Peugeot 108 crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 21 Jul 2022, 09:24
- Peugeot 108 and Mitsubishi
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022461202648
Slight22 May 2022, 17:28
Renault Clio crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 22 May 2022, 17:28
- Renault Clio and Peugeot Expert
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461181958
Serious31 Dec 2021, 18:50
Volvo V40 crash on the A274 in Ashford, 31 Dec 2021, 18:50
- Volvo V40 and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021461144001
Slight22 Oct 2021, 06:45
Ford C-Max crash on the A274 in Ashford, 22 Oct 2021, 06:45
- Ford C-Max and Audi TT
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021461112618
Serious8 Mar 2020, 00:21
Skoda Yeti crash on the A274 in Maidstone, 8 Mar 2020, 00:21
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460941613
Slight31 Oct 2019, 11:48
Land Rover Freelander crash on the A274 in Maidstone, 31 Oct 2019, 11:48
- Land Rover Freelander and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460902172
Serious11 Feb 2019, 12:21
Motorcycle crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 11 Feb 2019, 12:21
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460825246
Slight13 Jan 2019, 18:02
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Ashford, 13 Jan 2019, 18:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460812043
Serious8 Jan 2019, 11:50
Chevrolet Kalos crash on an unclassified road in Ashford, 8 Jan 2019, 11:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460356309
Serious3 Nov 2018, 11:00
Honda Civic crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 3 Nov 2018, 11:00
- Honda Civic and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2018460346232
Serious7 Sep 2018, 16:24
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Ashford, 7 Sep 2018, 16:24
- Volkswagen Polo, Vauxhall Astra, Peugeot Speedfight, Land Rover Defender and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018460328729
Slight10 Dec 2017, 21:04
Toyota Corolla crash on the A274 in Ashford, 10 Dec 2017, 21:04
- Toyota Corolla and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460251801
Slight29 Jul 2017, 18:40
Toyota Yaris crash on the A274 in Ashford, 29 Jul 2017, 18:40
- Toyota Yaris and Toyota Avensis
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017460209481
Slight3 Apr 2017, 14:30
Yamaha YZF R125 crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 3 Apr 2017, 14:30
- Yamaha YZF R125 and Land Rover Range Rover
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460170763
Slight22 Jun 2016, 11:38
Hyundai i30 crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 22 Jun 2016, 11:38
- Hyundai i30 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460084243
Serious8 May 2016, 16:38
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A274 in Maidstone, 8 May 2016, 16:38
- Volkswagen Golf, Ford Fiesta and Mazda 3
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016460064517
Slight11 Dec 2015, 13:15
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 11 Dec 2015, 13:15
- Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015460265405
Slight22 Jul 2015, 21:48
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 22 Jul 2015, 21:48
- Ford Transit Connect and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2015460259616
Slight22 Jul 2015, 08:10
BMW X1 crash on the A274 in Ashford, 22 Jul 2015, 08:10
- BMW X1 and Ford Puma
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015460259409
Slight21 Jul 2015, 09:02
Citroen C3 crash on a C road in Ashford, 21 Jul 2015, 09:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015460259251
Slight18 Nov 2014, 13:16
Toyota Aygo crash on an unclassified road in Tunbridge Wells, 18 Nov 2014, 13:16
- Toyota Aygo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014460249704
Slight6 Aug 2014, 15:30
Isuzu crash on an unclassified road in Tunbridge Wells, 6 Aug 2014, 15:30
- Isuzu and Triumph Sprint ST 1050
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014460245205
Slight1 Aug 2012, 11:10
Mercedes C Class crash on the A274 in Ashford, 1 Aug 2012, 11:10
- Mercedes C Class, Renault Laguna and another vehicle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012460216884
Slight20 Sep 2011, 15:17
Citroen Relay crash on the A274 in Ashford, 20 Sep 2011, 15:17
- Citroen Relay and Yamaha
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011460205082
Slight23 May 2011, 17:48
Ford Fiesta crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 23 May 2011, 17:48
- Ford Fiesta and Toyota Hilux
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2011460200660
Slight31 Mar 2011, 16:58
Land Rover Discovery crash on a C road in Tunbridge Wells, 31 Mar 2011, 16:58
- Land Rover Discovery and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011460198522
Slight22 Aug 2010, 14:55
Peugeot 206 crash on a C road in Ashford, 22 Aug 2010, 14:55
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2010460190500
Slight13 Aug 2010, 16:06
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 13 Aug 2010, 16:06
- Vauxhall Corsa and Kia Magentis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010460190314
Slight29 Mar 2010, 17:49
Citroen Xsara crash on the A274 in Ashford, 29 Mar 2010, 17:49
- Citroen Xsara and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2010460184904
Slight22 Aug 2009, 14:00
Ford Escort crash on the A274 in Maidstone, 22 Aug 2009, 14:00
- Ford Escort and Rover 200 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009460176073
Slight19 Feb 2009, 20:50
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 19 Feb 2009, 20:50
- Vauxhall Corsa and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009460169073
Slight26 Oct 2008, 11:58
Renault Laguna crash on the A274 in Tunbridge Wells, 26 Oct 2008, 11:58
- Renault Laguna and Peugeot 406
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008460163884
Serious1 Jun 2008, 20:15
Honda CB900F crash on the A274 in Maidstone, 1 Jun 2008, 20:15
- Honda CB900F and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2008460157825