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TN18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,226 road traffic collisions in the TN18 postcode district, Tunbridge Wells, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,770 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 304 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,226
2,102nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,770
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
37 people killed
Serious collisions
304
397 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for TN18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal352.9%
  • Serious30425%
  • Slight88772%

What the data shows

  • TN18 had 167 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 224 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in TN18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 159 children under 16 were killed or injured in TN18, 9.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in TN18.

Where TN18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,102nd
Most casualties
2,085th
Most fatal collisions
1,679th
Most serious collisions
1,995th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (13%)
  • Tuesday175 (14%)
  • Wednesday160 (13%)
  • Thursday159 (13%)
  • Friday208 (17%)
  • Saturday190 (15%)
  • Sunday172 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight856 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting253 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,211 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph290 (24%)
  • 40 mph223 (18%)
  • 50 mph48 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph657 (54%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds953 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other40 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,269 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist206 (12%)
  • Pedestrian118 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant54 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist37 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TN18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TN18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TN18 peaked at 43 in 1981; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025911
2024813
20231721
20222530
20211820
20202123
20192437
20181524
20171832
20161221
20152338
20142229
20132436
20121116
20112132
20101928
20092439
20082130
20073348
20062638
20053041
20043034
20032733
20023750
20013145
20003746
19993150
19983247
19973756
19962950
19954063
19943447
19932946
19922937
19913360
19903447
19892028
19882335
19872940
19862342
19853140
19842841
19832734
19823765
19814359
19802935
19792533

Map of recent crashes in TN18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TN18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TN18

The 24 most recent collisions in TN18 happened between 2 August 2023 and 11 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TN18

The A229 has the most collisions in TN18, 443 of 1,226 (36%), followed by the A268 (427).

Collisions in TN18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22944363013102
2ndA26842762316116
3rdA2871108112
4thA2655593214
5thB22443869111

Council areas covering TN18

Collisions in TN18 were recorded in 3 council areas. Tunbridge Wells has 1,111 of 1,226 (91%).

Collisions in TN18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTunbridge Wells1,1111,60332279
2ndAshford89134118
3rdRother222827

Town in TN18

Of the 1,226 collisions in TN18, 324 (26%) were in Hawkhurst.