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Hartley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 109 road traffic collisions in Hartley, Tunbridge Wells, from 1979 to 2025, and 169 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
109
2,714th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
169
1.55 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
22
25 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hartley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious2220%
  • Slight8578%

What the data shows

  • Hartley had 7 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 74% fewer than the 27 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Hartley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Hartley are between noon and 3pm, with 25% of collisions.
  • 10 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hartley, 6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Hartley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,714th
Most casualties
2,509th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,653rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (16%)
  • Wednesday18 (17%)
  • Thursday11 (10%)
  • Friday15 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (18%)
  • Sunday13 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (9.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway105 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph4 (3.7%)
  • 40 mph82 (75%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph22 (20%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (16%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant130 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (12%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.1%)
  • Pedestrian5 (3%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hartley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hartley peaked at 11 in 1996; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202311
202235
202100
202011
201900
201800
201700
201613
201537
201416
201334
201233
201135
201011
200911
200869
2007510
200611
200512
200400
200355
200223
200111
200034
199934
199878
199724
19961117
199522
199422
1993717
199245
199134
199037
198900
198812
198722
198622
198546
198413
198311
198245
198100
198023
197922

Map of recent crashes in Hartley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hartley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hartley

The 24 most recent collisions in Hartley happened between 27 September 2008 and 13 January 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hartley

Of the 109 collisions in Hartley, 104 were on the A229.

Collisions in Hartley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229104164219

Council area for Hartley

Hartley is in Tunbridge Wells, where police recorded 17,128 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hartley accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Hartley

All 109 collisions in Hartley were in the TN17 postcode district.