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Flimwell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Flimwell, Rother, from 1979 to 2025, and 320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 60 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
203
1,935th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
320
1.58 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
9 people killed
Serious collisions
60
81 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Flimwell

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious6030%
  • Slight13667%

What the data shows

  • Flimwell had 25 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% more than the 24 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in Flimwell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 27 children under 16 were killed or injured in Flimwell, 8.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Flimwell.

Where Flimwell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,935th
Most casualties
1,737th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,574th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday29 (14%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday28 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (62%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (7.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph18 (8.9%)
  • 40 mph27 (13%)
  • 50 mph22 (11%)
  • 60 mph124 (61%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant249 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Flimwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flimwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Flimwell peaked at 13 in 1998; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202434
202355
202244
202111
202022
201934
201824
201712
201613
201511
201425
201359
201200
201122
201000
200922
200834
200746
200655
200567
200444
2003612
200234
2001814
200079
1999817
19981316
1997714
199622
199559
199435
19931016
199235
199111
19901015
198958
1988612
198746
198611
1985615
198469
198356
1982311
1981712
198047
19791117

Map of recent crashes in Flimwell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Flimwell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Flimwell

The 24 most recent collisions in Flimwell happened between 25 February 2017 and 18 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Flimwell

The A21 has the most collisions in Flimwell, 109 of 203 (54%), followed by the A268 (47).

Collisions in Flimwell on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21109189427
2ndA2684770220
3rdB2087323919
4thA210051101

Council areas covering Flimwell

Collisions in Flimwell were recorded in 2 council areas. Rother has 192 of 203 (95%).

Collisions in Flimwell by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRother192306757
2ndTunbridge Wells91203

Postcode district for Flimwell

All 203 collisions in Flimwell were in the TN5 postcode district.