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Cranbrook (Tunbridge Wells) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells, from 1979 to 2025, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 60 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
273
1,647th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
328
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
60
65 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cranbrook

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6022%
  • Slight21177%

What the data shows

  • Cranbrook had 39 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 52 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Cranbrook were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 65 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cranbrook, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Cranbrook.

Where Cranbrook ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,647th
Most casualties
1,713th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,574th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (17%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (17%)
  • Thursday30 (11%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph180 (66%)
  • 40 mph44 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph41 (15%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant160 (49%)
  • Pedestrian88 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (14%)
  • Cyclist23 (7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cranbrook road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cranbrook, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cranbrook peaked at 11 in 1989; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
202467
202322
202244
202133
202022
201978
201847
201734
201623
201555
201456
201378
201244
201133
201079
200977
200845
200755
200656
200535
200455
200348
20021013
2001815
2000811
1999910
199845
1997813
199656
1995911
199489
199366
199267
1991911
199055
19891114
198822
198788
198689
198557
198499
198345
198288
198178
198067
197977

Map of recent crashes in Cranbrook

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cranbrook

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cranbrook

The 24 most recent collisions in Cranbrook happened between 23 December 2019 and 7 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cranbrook

The A229 has the most collisions in Cranbrook, 103 of 273 (38%), followed by the B2189 (86).

Collisions in Cranbrook on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229103133121
2ndB218986100017

Council area for Cranbrook

Cranbrook is in Tunbridge Wells, where police recorded 17,128 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Cranbrook accounts for 1.6% of them.

Postcode district for Cranbrook

All 273 collisions in Cranbrook were in the TN17 postcode district.