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Paddock Wood road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Paddock Wood, Tunbridge Wells, from 1979 to 2025, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 103 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
529
1,120th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
642
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
103
112 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Paddock Wood

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious10319%
  • Slight42079%

What the data shows

  • Paddock Wood had 66 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 97 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Paddock Wood were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 131 children under 16 were killed or injured in Paddock Wood, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Paddock Wood.

Where Paddock Wood ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,120th
Most casualties
1,151st
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,130th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (18%)
  • Tuesday84 (16%)
  • Wednesday84 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (12%)
  • Friday95 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway521 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph475 (90%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph47 (8.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (16%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant286 (45%)
  • Pedestrian148 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (16%)
  • Cyclist83 (13%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Paddock Wood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Paddock Wood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Paddock Wood peaked at 21 in 1998; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025912
202467
202378
202244
202145
202055
201955
201834
2017914
20161418
201578
20141112
2013910
20121011
20111519
20101314
2009710
20081117
200755
2006913
200579
20041827
20031215
2002912
20011516
20001518
19991621
19982125
1997912
19961315
19951518
19941922
19931620
19921113
19911212
19901214
19891517
19881616
19871415
198677
19851517
1984911
19831829
19821717
198177
19801316
19791520

Map of recent crashes in Paddock Wood

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Paddock Wood

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Paddock Wood

The 24 most recent collisions in Paddock Wood happened between 14 November 2022 and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Paddock Wood

The B2160 has the most collisions in Paddock Wood, 281 of 529 (53%), followed by the B2161 (19).

Collisions in Paddock Wood on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB2160281350456
2ndB2161192407

Council areas covering Paddock Wood

Collisions in Paddock Wood were recorded in 2 council areas. Tunbridge Wells has 516 of 529 (98%).

Collisions in Paddock Wood by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTunbridge Wells5166296100
2ndMaidstone121203

Postcode district for Paddock Wood

All 529 collisions in Paddock Wood were in the TN12 postcode district.