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TN9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,522 road traffic collisions in the TN9 postcode district, Tonbridge and Malling, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,024 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 401 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
2,522
1,504th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,024
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
25 people killed
Serious collisions
401
436 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
30
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TN9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal251%
  • Serious40116%
  • Slight2,09683%

What the data shows

  • TN9 had 301 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 462 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in TN9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 457 children under 16 were killed or injured in TN9, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in TN9.

Where TN9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,504th
Most casualties
1,652nd
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
1,758th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday341 (14%)
  • Tuesday400 (16%)
  • Wednesday353 (14%)
  • Thursday415 (16%)
  • Friday441 (17%)
  • Saturday346 (14%)
  • Sunday226 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,922 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit478 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,065 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway241 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout151 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph56 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph2,183 (87%)
  • 40 mph94 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph56 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph122 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,973 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds384 (15%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other42 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded73 (2.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,248 (41%)
  • Pedestrian667 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist548 (18%)
  • Cyclist409 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant40 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TN9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TN9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TN9 peaked at 101 in 1982; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252530
20242629
20232938
20223234
20212835
20202432
20192436
20183449
20172833
20165165
20154957
20144249
20133838
20124954
20113547
20104854
20095266
20084959
20075567
20064560
20055164
20046776
20034856
20025868
20015367
20006482
19995163
19984856
19975661
19964348
19954752
19946487
19936575
19926882
19916684
19906773
19897085
19886170
19878097
198688104
19857082
19848296
19837790
1982101115
19818399
19806680
19796580

Map of recent crashes in TN9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TN9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TN9

The 24 most recent collisions in TN9 happened between 30 January and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TN9

The A26 has the most collisions in TN9, 1,051 of 2,522 (42%), followed by the B2260 (258).

Collisions in TN9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA261,0511,2618171
2ndB2260258290228
3rdA2014159190229
4thA21149225427
5thA2278198213
6thB2017171802
7thB245172002
8thB20146801

Council area for TN9

TN9 is in Tonbridge and Malling, where police recorded 19,983 collisions from 1979 to 2025. TN9 accounts for 13% of them.

Town in TN9

Of the 2,522 collisions in TN9, 2,274 (90%) were in Tonbridge.