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TN12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,345 road traffic collisions in the TN12 postcode district, Tunbridge Wells, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,886 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 95 were fatal and 966 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 58 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (59).

Collisions since 1979
4,345
755th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,886
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
95
97 people killed
Serious collisions
966
1,125 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
58
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
79
Down 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TN12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal952.2%
  • Serious96622%
  • Slight3,28476%

What the data shows

  • TN12 had 672 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 833 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in TN12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 587 children under 16 were killed or injured in TN12, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in TN12.

Where TN12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
755th
Most casualties
729th
Most fatal collisions
322nd
Most serious collisions
433rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday581 (13%)
  • Tuesday617 (14%)
  • Wednesday627 (14%)
  • Thursday632 (15%)
  • Friday722 (17%)
  • Saturday628 (14%)
  • Sunday538 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,074 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting785 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit400 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown50 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,022 (93%)
  • Roundabout149 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,432 (33%)
  • 40 mph293 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph139 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph2,356 (54%)
  • 70 mph120 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,311 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds695 (16%)
  • Fog or mist69 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other109 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded74 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,872 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist776 (13%)
  • Pedestrian451 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist329 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant224 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)105 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TN12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TN12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TN12 peaked at 127 in 1994; 2025 had 58.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255879
20245980
202371106
202274100
20216688
20205364
20196791
20186394
201778115
201683103
20157493
201487129
201393129
20127598
201185115
20107797
200994136
200891123
20076683
200691111
200593139
2004105156
2003102138
200285113
2001105135
2000113164
1999104144
1998113138
1997107156
199686116
1995103140
1994127168
1993103157
1992111163
1991116159
199098132
198991119
1988100120
1987105148
198689113
198597129
198489112
1983110153
1982116147
1981120156
1980127172
1979125165

Map of recent crashes in TN12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TN12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TN12

The 24 most recent collisions in TN12 happened between 21 August and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TN12

The A229 has the most collisions in TN12, 594 of 4,345 (14%), followed by the B2160 (564).

Collisions in TN12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22959487222150
2ndB21605647479120
3rdA2284065621371
4thB20153354671077
5thA21204316145
6thB2079167222427
7thB2162163237344
8thB2017117157229
9thB201684120419
10thB216182109125
11thA2280102013

Council areas covering TN12

Collisions in TN12 were recorded in 3 council areas. Tunbridge Wells has 2,169 of 4,345 (50%).

Collisions in TN12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTunbridge Wells2,1692,91736487
2ndMaidstone1,5212,12338345
3rdTonbridge and Malling65184121132

Towns in TN12

Collisions in TN12 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Paddock Wood (529) and Staplehurst (344).