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Wateringbury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
206
1,918th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
270
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
35
37 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Wateringbury

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious3517%
  • Slight16681%

What the data shows

  • Wateringbury had 35 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 41 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Wateringbury were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 30 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wateringbury, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Wateringbury.

Where Wateringbury ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,918th
Most casualties
1,929th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
2,148th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday37 (18%)
  • Saturday21 (10%)
  • Sunday34 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (76%)
  • 40 mph33 (16%)
  • 60 mph16 (7.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant154 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (20%)
  • Pedestrian43 (16%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wateringbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wateringbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wateringbury peaked at 12 in 1985; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202435
202347
202224
202134
202045
201944
201844
201722
201679
201544
201455
201369
201224
201134
2010713
200922
200846
200767
200622
2005910
2004811
200369
200245
2001710
200011
199955
199833
199734
199633
199523
199411
199344
199258
199156
199011
198911
198823
198733
198655
19851220
198457
198356
19821011
198166
1980715
197977

Map of recent crashes in Wateringbury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wateringbury

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wateringbury

The 24 most recent collisions in Wateringbury happened between 17 February 2018 and 14 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wateringbury

The A26 has the most collisions in Wateringbury, 103 of 206 (50%), followed by the B2015 (92).

Collisions in Wateringbury on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26103140311
2ndB201592117220

Council areas covering Wateringbury

Collisions in Wateringbury were recorded in 2 council areas. Tonbridge and Malling has 165 of 206 (80%).

Collisions in Wateringbury by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTonbridge and Malling165216526
2ndMaidstone415409

Postcode district for Wateringbury

All 206 collisions in Wateringbury were in the ME18 postcode district.