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Larkfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,613 road traffic collisions in Larkfield, Tonbridge and Malling, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,368 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 476 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, down 25% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
2,613
375th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,368
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
32 people killed
Serious collisions
476
510 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
Down 33% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Larkfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal321.2%
  • Serious47618%
  • Slight2,10581%

What the data shows

  • Larkfield had 380 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 502 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Larkfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 435 children under 16 were killed or injured in Larkfield, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Larkfield.

Where Larkfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
375th
Most casualties
363rd
Most fatal collisions
323rd
Most serious collisions
350th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday367 (14%)
  • Tuesday402 (15%)
  • Wednesday393 (15%)
  • Thursday434 (17%)
  • Friday487 (19%)
  • Saturday313 (12%)
  • Sunday217 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,921 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit495 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting130 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit46 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,867 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway664 (25%)
  • Roundabout50 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,195 (46%)
  • 40 mph760 (29%)
  • 50 mph30 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph162 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph451 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,084 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds369 (14%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded55 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,959 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist559 (17%)
  • Pedestrian372 (11%)
  • Cyclist299 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant74 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Larkfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Larkfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Larkfield peaked at 81 in 1979; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252429
20243243
20232734
20224659
20213245
20202736
20193646
20184364
20175568
20165876
20154054
20145566
20134457
20124962
20114558
20104250
20094868
20085480
20076287
20066382
20056681
20046989
20035166
20026592
20016892
20007291
19995175
19985568
19975278
19966595
19954964
19945363
19936481
19924858
19917178
19905370
19896880
19887789
19877795
19866178
19857494
19846170
19837490
19826986
19816375
19807497
197981109

Map of recent crashes in Larkfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Larkfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Larkfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Larkfield happened between 14 January and 10 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Larkfield

The A20 has the most collisions in Larkfield, 832 of 2,613 (32%), followed by the M20 (443).

Collisions in Larkfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA208321,09512153
2ndM20443607751
3rdA228537708
4thB2246202713
5thB20143500

Council areas covering Larkfield

Collisions in Larkfield were recorded in 2 council areas. Tonbridge and Malling has 2,607 of 2,613 (99.8%).

Collisions in Larkfield by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTonbridge and Malling2,6073,36132475
2ndMaidstone5601

Postcode districts in Larkfield

Collisions in Larkfield were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by ME20 (2,164) and ME19 (430).