Tenterden road traffic accidents
Tenterden recorded 351 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 445 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 160% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 51
- Casualties
- 445
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 51
- Casualties
- 445
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Tenterden
Roads in Tenterden
Postcode districts in Tenterden
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Tenterden
Road collision statistics for Tenterden
Collisions recorded
351
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
445
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
51
15.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Tenterden
Collisions in Tenterden are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (19.7% of the total), with 20.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95.2% of recorded collisions in Tenterden happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Tenterden have produced 445 casualties. Pedestrians account for 24% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 34 collisions, Monday 46 collisions, Tuesday 53 collisions, Wednesday 46 collisions, Thursday 69 collisions, Friday 58 collisions, Saturday 45 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 280 collisions, Darkness 71 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 334 collisions, Dual carriageway 8 collisions, One way street 5 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 251 collisions, 40 mph 72 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 25 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 276 collisions, Raining no high winds 42 collisions, Unknown 19 collisions, Raining + high winds 5 collisions, Other 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 261 casualties, Passenger 77 casualties, Pedestrian 107 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Tenterden
How many road accidents have there been in Tenterden?
351 collisions have been recorded in Tenterden in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 445 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Tenterden were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 51 were serious — 15.7% of all recorded collisions in Tenterden resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Tenterden?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Tenterden, accounting for 19.7% of them, and 20.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Tenterden happen on?
95.2% of collisions in Tenterden are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Tenterden?
Pedestrians make up 24% of the 445 casualties recorded in Tenterden.
Is road safety in Tenterden getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Tenterden rose 160% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Tenterden come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Tenterden cover 1999 to 2025.