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ME6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 757 road traffic collisions in the ME6 postcode district, Tonbridge and Malling, from 1979 to 2025, and 921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 138 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
757
2,298th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
921
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
19 people killed
Serious collisions
138
152 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for ME6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal192.5%
  • Serious13818%
  • Slight60079%

What the data shows

  • ME6 had 119 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 144 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in ME6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 184 children under 16 were killed or injured in ME6, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in ME6.

Where ME6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,298th
Most casualties
2,344th
Most fatal collisions
2,186th
Most serious collisions
2,377th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday112 (15%)
  • Thursday114 (15%)
  • Friday125 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight550 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway553 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (14%)
  • Roundabout78 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph477 (63%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph31 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph142 (19%)
  • 70 mph52 (6.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds599 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant422 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (19%)
  • Pedestrian175 (19%)
  • Cyclist90 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ME6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ME6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ME6 peaked at 28 in 1981; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251515
2024912
20231617
20221213
20211317
20201012
201999
20181118
20171516
201699
20151218
20141618
20131012
20121319
2011915
20101819
20091627
20081621
20072029
20061416
20051518
20041518
20031519
20021415
20011925
20002425
19991923
19981617
19972230
19961617
19951824
19941723
19932028
19921818
19911821
19901319
19891518
19882331
19871515
19862224
19852227
19841517
19831919
19822226
19812831
19801418
19792023

Map of recent crashes in ME6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ME6

The 24 most recent collisions in ME6 happened between 3 January 2024 and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ME6

Of the 757 collisions in ME6, 321 were on the A228.

Collisions in ME6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2283213951568

Council area for ME6

ME6 is in Tonbridge and Malling, where police recorded 19,983 collisions from 1979 to 2025. ME6 accounts for 3.8% of them.

Town in ME6

Of the 757 collisions in ME6, 547 (72%) were in Snodland.