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ME19 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,949 road traffic collisions in the ME19 postcode district, Tonbridge and Malling, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,038 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 524 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, down 30% on 2024 (46).

Collisions since 1979
2,949
1,339th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,038
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
42
50 people killed
Serious collisions
524
608 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Down 30% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
54
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ME19

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal421.4%
  • Serious52418%
  • Slight2,38381%

What the data shows

  • ME19 had 453 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 649 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in ME19 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 357 children under 16 were killed or injured in ME19, 9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in ME19.

Where ME19 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,339th
Most casualties
1,304th
Most fatal collisions
1,433rd
Most serious collisions
1,421st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday408 (14%)
  • Tuesday452 (15%)
  • Wednesday409 (14%)
  • Thursday471 (16%)
  • Friday501 (17%)
  • Saturday385 (13%)
  • Sunday323 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,094 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting408 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit373 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,564 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway1,037 (35%)
  • Roundabout288 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph671 (23%)
  • 40 mph434 (15%)
  • 50 mph223 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph777 (26%)
  • 70 mph817 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,317 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds420 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds32 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other53 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded55 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,715 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist535 (13%)
  • Pedestrian259 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist196 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant166 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)77 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ME19 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ME19, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ME19 peaked at 84 in 1996; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253254
20244658
20235262
20224669
20212943
20204162
20194558
20185070
20175075
20166295
20156079
20147195
20135990
20124968
20115872
20105167
20096589
200877104
200781121
200678100
200582105
200476103
200380121
20028298
200173100
200074100
19995986
19986395
19976178
199684123
199583116
19946275
19935785
19926283
19917287
19904465
19896387
19886895
198765101
19866681
19856887
19847388
19836185
19827089
19816692
19806589
19796893

Map of recent crashes in ME19

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME19

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ME19

The 24 most recent collisions in ME19 happened between 13 April and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ME19

The A228 has the most collisions in ME19, 708 of 2,949 (24%), followed by the M20 (695).

Collisions in ME19 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2287089567112
2ndM206951,0741988
3rdA2051670510125
4thM26639509
5thB2014111402

Council area for ME19

ME19 is in Tonbridge and Malling, where police recorded 19,983 collisions from 1979 to 2025. ME19 accounts for 15% of them.

Towns in ME19

Collisions in ME19 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Larkfield (430) and West Malling (268).