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West Malling road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in West Malling, Tonbridge and Malling, from 1979 to 2025, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 51 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
268
1,659th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
328
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
51
54 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for West Malling

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5119%
  • Slight21580%

What the data shows

  • West Malling had 32 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 60 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in West Malling were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 29 children under 16 were killed or injured in West Malling, 9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in West Malling.

Where West Malling ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,659th
Most casualties
1,713th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,714th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday54 (20%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (95%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (6.7%)
  • 30 mph161 (60%)
  • 40 mph37 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph47 (18%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant156 (48%)
  • Pedestrian71 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (19%)
  • Cyclist29 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

West Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in West Malling peaked at 11 in 1996; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202433
202344
202222
202136
202046
201944
201811
201755
201657
201577
201489
2013815
201255
201122
2010810
200979
200811
200777
2006711
200544
200446
200378
200288
200122
200045
199945
1998912
199766
19961114
199569
199499
199345
1992912
199189
199044
198956
198878
1987714
1986710
19851112
19841113
1983910
198233
198133
198078
197977

Map of recent crashes in West Malling

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in West Malling

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in West Malling

The 24 most recent collisions in West Malling happened between 16 November 2017 and 25 February 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in West Malling

The A228 has the most collisions in West Malling, 80 of 268 (30%), followed by the A20 (63).

Collisions in West Malling on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2288089120
2ndA206387012

Council area for West Malling

West Malling is in Tonbridge and Malling, where police recorded 19,983 collisions from 1979 to 2025. West Malling accounts for 1.3% of them.

Postcode district for West Malling

All 268 collisions in West Malling were in the ME19 postcode district.