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B2189 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
106
3,976th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
122
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
24
27 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
16 Dec 2013
Busiest year
2002
7 collisions

Crash severity on the B2189

None of the 106 collisions on the B2189 were fatal, and 23% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2013

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2423%
  • Slight8277%

Where the B2189 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,976th
Most casualties
4,135th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,851st

B2189 accidents by year

Collisions on the B2189 peaked at 7 in 2002, and none have been recorded since 2013.

Collisions and casualties on the B2189, 1979 to 2013

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201322
201200
201111
201046
200900
200811
200711
200611
200500
200411
200312
200277
200146
200045
199934
199834
199747
199611
199534
199477
199366
199244
199155
199022
198979
198811
198766
198622
198533
198455
198334
198233
198167
198022
197933

When crashes happen on the B2189

Monday has the most collisions on the B2189 (20), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (27).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (19%)
  • Tuesday18 (17%)
  • Wednesday16 (15%)
  • Thursday15 (14%)
  • Friday18 (17%)
  • Saturday13 (12%)
  • Sunday6 (5.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (1.9%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am10 (9.4%)
  • 9am to noon19 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm27 (25%)
  • 3pm to 6pm21 (20%)
  • 6pm to 9pm20 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight7 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.5%)
  • February9 (8.5%)
  • March2 (1.9%)
  • April9 (8.5%)
  • May12 (11%)
  • June10 (9.4%)
  • July7 (6.6%)
  • August9 (8.5%)
  • September8 (7.5%)
  • October12 (11%)
  • November14 (13%)
  • December6 (5.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight87 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B2189 crashes

On the B2189, 92% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph97 (92%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (15%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry74 (70%)
  • Wet or damp32 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B2189 crashes

Pedestrians make up 43% of the people killed or injured on the B2189, followed by car occupants (30%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian52 (43%)
  • Car occupant37 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (16%)
  • Cyclist8 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car113 (68%)
  • Motorcycle23 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 109 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (11%)
  • 16 to 2033 (27%)
  • 21 to 258 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3512 (9.8%)
  • 36 to 458 (6.6%)
  • 46 to 558 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6512 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (9%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider57 (47%)
  • Pedestrian52 (43%)
  • Passenger13 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B2189

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B2189

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B2189 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B2189 were recorded in 2 council areas. Tunbridge Wells has the most, with 97, followed by Hastings (8).

Collisions on the B2189 in each area, 1979 to 2013
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTunbridge Wells97113024
2ndHastings8800

B2189 crashes by town

Collisions on the B2189 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells (86) and Hastings (8).

Latest recorded crashes on the B2189

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B2189, from 30 September 2000 to 16 December 2013.

Severity