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ME20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,989 road traffic collisions in the ME20 postcode district, Tonbridge and Malling, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 71 were fatal and 712 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
3,989
891st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,308
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
71
73 people killed
Serious collisions
712
802 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
51
Down 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ME20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal711.8%
  • Serious71218%
  • Slight3,20680%

What the data shows

  • ME20 had 615 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 879 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in ME20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 483 children under 16 were killed or injured in ME20, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in ME20.

Where ME20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
891st
Most casualties
894th
Most fatal collisions
656th
Most serious collisions
932nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday596 (15%)
  • Tuesday621 (16%)
  • Wednesday597 (15%)
  • Thursday658 (16%)
  • Friday710 (18%)
  • Saturday476 (12%)
  • Sunday331 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,824 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit752 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting303 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit67 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown43 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,223 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway1,437 (36%)
  • Roundabout193 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road120 (3%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,284 (32%)
  • 40 mph909 (23%)
  • 50 mph90 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph523 (13%)
  • 70 mph1,169 (29%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,138 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds586 (15%)
  • Fog or mist34 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other76 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded79 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,441 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist799 (15%)
  • Pedestrian382 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist367 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant143 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)87 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ME20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ME20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ME20 peaked at 126 in 2006; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254151
20244567
20234260
20226682
20214967
20205480
20196389
201873115
201786110
201696131
20156989
201492116
20136893
201281107
201176109
201077100
200978109
2008101145
2007111153
2006126176
200594129
2004112145
200376106
2002103145
200199141
2000101134
199977104
199885109
199789126
199697133
199570101
199496122
199397121
199293118
1991102120
199079104
198990104
198898117
1987112139
198681112
1985100138
198487108
198398118
198291109
198188113
198088115
197992128

Map of recent crashes in ME20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ME20

The 24 most recent collisions in ME20 happened between 17 June and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ME20

The A20 has the most collisions in ME20, 1,042 of 3,989 (26%), followed by the M20 (805).

Collisions in ME20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA201,0421,35812174
2ndM208051,1341993
3rdA2293725311663
4thA228253608
5thB2246202516

Council areas covering ME20

Collisions in ME20 were recorded in 2 council areas. Tonbridge and Malling has 3,866 of 3,989 (97%).

Collisions in ME20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTonbridge and Malling3,8665,13866688
2ndMaidstone121168523

Towns in ME20

Collisions in ME20 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Larkfield (2,164) and Forstal (133).