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Pembury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, from 1979 to 2025, and 418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 75 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
345
1,431st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
418
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
75
87 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Pembury

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious7522%
  • Slight26677%

What the data shows

  • Pembury had 43 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 60 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Pembury were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 55 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pembury, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Pembury.

Where Pembury ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,431st
Most casualties
1,488th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,362nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday58 (17%)
  • Wednesday39 (11%)
  • Thursday64 (19%)
  • Friday64 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (11%)
  • Sunday49 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph281 (81%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph37 (11%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant228 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (16%)
  • Pedestrian65 (16%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pembury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pembury peaked at 19 in 1983; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202411
202355
202211
2021810
202046
201957
201845
201733
201677
201588
2014710
201345
2012712
201133
201045
200955
200888
200788
200666
200567
200488
200345
200247
200168
200033
199956
1998810
19971213
199667
1995910
1994610
1993811
199278
1991910
199066
198934
19881113
19871314
19861720
19851012
19841314
19831928
19821518
1981913
19801216
19791317

Map of recent crashes in Pembury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pembury

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pembury

The 24 most recent collisions in Pembury happened between 7 February 2020 and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pembury

The A21 has the most collisions in Pembury, 109 of 345 (32%), followed by the B2015 (56).

Collisions in Pembury on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21109148432
2ndB20155661014
3rdA228131501
4thA2645600

Council area for Pembury

Pembury is in Tunbridge Wells, where police recorded 17,128 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Pembury accounts for 2% of them.

Postcode district for Pembury

All 345 collisions in Pembury were in the TN2 postcode district.