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Ightham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Ightham, Tonbridge and Malling, from 1979 to 2025, and 349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 56 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
235
1,782nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
349
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
9 people killed
Serious collisions
56
67 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ightham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal83.4%
  • Serious5624%
  • Slight17173%

What the data shows

  • Ightham had 33 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 47 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Ightham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Ightham are between noon and 3pm, with 20% of collisions.
  • 38 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ightham, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Ightham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,782nd
Most casualties
1,650th
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
1,627th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (20%)
  • Thursday24 (10%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (24%)
  • 40 mph7 (3%)
  • 50 mph19 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph141 (60%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant271 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (11%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ightham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ightham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ightham peaked at 10 in 1981; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202559
202433
202348
202235
202146
202036
201911
201824
201734
201657
201589
2014510
201358
201244
201123
201069
2009717
200845
200745
200622
200568
200466
2003916
200234
200147
200057
199933
1998811
1997810
199648
1995713
199412
199323
199288
1991913
199078
198928
1988710
198711
198633
198577
198479
198366
1982713
19811017
1980914
197969

Map of recent crashes in Ightham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ightham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ightham

The 24 most recent collisions in Ightham happened between 30 October 2018 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ightham

The A25 has the most collisions in Ightham, 126 of 235 (54%), followed by the A227 (54).

Collisions in Ightham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25126190736
2ndA2275482110

Council area for Ightham

Ightham is in Tonbridge and Malling, where police recorded 19,983 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Ightham accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Ightham

All 235 collisions in Ightham were in the TN15 postcode district.