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Sissinghurst road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in Sissinghurst, Tunbridge Wells, from 1979 to 2025, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 39 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
199
1,952nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
307
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
39
52 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Sissinghurst

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious3920%
  • Slight15578%

What the data shows

  • Sissinghurst had 26 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% more than the 17 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Sissinghurst were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 28 children under 16 were killed or injured in Sissinghurst, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Sissinghurst.

Where Sissinghurst ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,952nd
Most casualties
1,789th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (8%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (17%)
  • Sunday30 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (95%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (23%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (3%)
  • 60 mph135 (68%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (18%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant235 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (13%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.3%)
  • Pedestrian9 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Sissinghurst road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sissinghurst, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Sissinghurst peaked at 12 in 1992; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202445
202346
2022412
202133
202000
201922
201811
201722
2016310
201511
201412
201326
201234
201100
201022
200924
200812
200711
200646
200546
200457
200311
200278
200159
200033
199944
199844
1997610
1996411
1995711
199445
199336
19921214
199156
1990615
198978
198824
1987810
198667
1985812
1984611
19831022
198247
19811013
1980710
1979811

Map of recent crashes in Sissinghurst

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Sissinghurst

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Sissinghurst

The 24 most recent collisions in Sissinghurst happened between 7 November 2016 and 30 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Sissinghurst

The A229 has the most collisions in Sissinghurst, 126 of 199 (63%), followed by the A262 (45).

Collisions in Sissinghurst on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229126202229
2ndA262456717

Council area for Sissinghurst

Sissinghurst is in Tunbridge Wells, where police recorded 17,128 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Sissinghurst accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Sissinghurst

All 199 collisions in Sissinghurst were in the TN17 postcode district.