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TN17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,619 road traffic collisions in the TN17 postcode district, Tunbridge Wells, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 59 were fatal and 619 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (37).

Collisions since 1979
2,619
1,469th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,704
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
59
60 people killed
Serious collisions
619
748 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Down 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
44
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TN17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal592.3%
  • Serious61924%
  • Slight1,94174%

What the data shows

  • TN17 had 354 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 523 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in TN17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 307 children under 16 were killed or injured in TN17, 8.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in TN17.

Where TN17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,469th
Most casualties
1,413th
Most fatal collisions
952nd
Most serious collisions
1,152nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday354 (14%)
  • Tuesday362 (14%)
  • Wednesday395 (15%)
  • Thursday373 (14%)
  • Friday435 (17%)
  • Saturday374 (14%)
  • Sunday326 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,942 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting501 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,562 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout10 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph529 (20%)
  • 40 mph290 (11%)
  • 50 mph70 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph1,717 (66%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,931 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds466 (18%)
  • Fog or mist32 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other87 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded41 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,715 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist398 (11%)
  • Pedestrian217 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant125 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist120 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TN17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TN17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TN17 peaked at 88 in 1992; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253344
20243748
20233853
20223855
20213540
20203044
20194261
20182746
20173650
20163856
20155882
20144467
20135985
20125273
20113860
20104451
20093954
20085586
200773101
20066193
20055167
20044153
20035982
20027197
20016093
20006799
19996096
199881119
19975677
19966798
19955368
19945777
19936289
199288128
199172101
19906295
19897296
19886284
19877286
19866179
198568102
19846691
198366111
19826388
19817397
19805978
197973104

Map of recent crashes in TN17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TN17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TN17

The 24 most recent collisions in TN17 happened between 14 March and 7 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TN17

The A229 has the most collisions in TN17, 635 of 2,619 (24%), followed by the A262 (591).

Collisions in TN17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22963596917140
2ndA26259186514150
3rdA28185268542
4thB2079156212433
5thB2086156200331
6thB218997113024
7thB208577106113

Council areas covering TN17

Collisions in TN17 were recorded in 3 council areas. Tunbridge Wells has 2,350 of 2,619 (90%).

Collisions in TN17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTunbridge Wells2,3503,32552554
2ndAshford254357762
3rdMaidstone111402

Towns in TN17

Collisions in TN17 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells (273) and Sissinghurst (199).