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Goudhurst road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells, from 1979 to 2025, and 199 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
157
2,214th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
199
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
31
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Goudhurst

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3120%
  • Slight12580%

What the data shows

  • Goudhurst had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 34 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Goudhurst were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in Goudhurst, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Goudhurst.

Where Goudhurst ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,214th
Most casualties
2,276th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,285th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (8.3%)
  • Tuesday25 (16%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (17%)
  • Friday28 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (62%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph49 (31%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant121 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (14%)
  • Pedestrian25 (13%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist8 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Goudhurst road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Goudhurst, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Goudhurst peaked at 10 in 1992; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
202434
202311
202211
202100
202011
201946
201800
201733
201622
201556
201444
201344
201259
201100
201045
200934
200823
200734
200648
200500
200445
200356
200257
200111
200055
199911
199847
199745
199655
199557
199456
199311
19921013
199144
199022
198911
198823
198744
198655
198533
198444
1983610
198247
198145
198066
197945

Map of recent crashes in Goudhurst

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Goudhurst

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Goudhurst

The 24 most recent collisions in Goudhurst happened between 20 February 2015 and 4 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Goudhurst

The A262 has the most collisions in Goudhurst, 95 of 157 (61%), followed by the B2079 (41).

Collisions in Goudhurst on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26295122116
2ndB20794149011

Council area for Goudhurst

Goudhurst is in Tunbridge Wells, where police recorded 17,128 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Goudhurst accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Goudhurst

All 157 collisions in Goudhurst were in the TN17 postcode district.