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Forstal road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in Forstal, Tonbridge and Malling, from 1979 to 2025, and 171 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 25 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
133
2,437th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
171
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
4 people killed
Serious collisions
25
33 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Forstal

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious2519%
  • Slight10579%

What the data shows

  • Forstal had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 57% fewer than the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Forstal were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Forstal are between 6am and 9am, with 23% of collisions.
  • 11 children under 16 were killed or injured in Forstal, 6.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Forstal ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,437th
Most casualties
2,489th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,540th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (20%)
  • Wednesday25 (19%)
  • Thursday16 (12%)
  • Friday28 (21%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday1 (0.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (47%)
  • 40 mph65 (49%)
  • 60 mph6 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant103 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (21%)
  • Cyclist17 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Forstal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forstal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Forstal peaked at 10 in 2004; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202433
202315
202222
202100
202023
201914
201822
201722
201623
201544
201444
201300
201233
201169
201000
200922
2008711
200744
200656
200522
20041013
200357
20021011
200133
200044
199911
199811
199722
199600
199525
199422
199333
199244
199145
199056
198900
198833
198722
198612
198534
198444
198311
198211
198146
198044
197928

Map of recent crashes in Forstal

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Forstal

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Forstal

The 24 most recent collisions in Forstal happened between 20 April 2012 and 12 November 2024.

Severity

Council areas covering Forstal

Collisions in Forstal were recorded in 2 council areas. Tonbridge and Malling has 76 of 133 (57%).

Collisions in Forstal by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTonbridge and Malling7697214
2ndMaidstone5774111

Postcode district for Forstal

All 133 collisions in Forstal were in the ME20 postcode district.