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Sevenoaks road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,558 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025, and 27,023 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 355 were fatal and 3,885 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 265 collisions, up 12% on 2024 (237), and casualties rose from 332 to 347.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
19,558
174th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
27,023
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
355
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
265
Up 12% on 2024

Crash severity in Sevenoaks

1.8% of collisions in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3551.8%
  • Serious3,88520%
  • Slight15,31878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4001.5%
  • Serious4,61917%
  • Slight22,00481%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. In 2025 there were 265, up 12% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 265
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025265347
2024237332
2023270393
2022277376
2021285386
2020253343
2019274375
2018307452
2017354531
2016366523
2015380523
2014385547
2013397539
2012393554
2011340490
2010360484
2009377513
2008361501
2007432597
2006351510
2005430598
2004457623
2003450606
2002524736
2001531752
2000521719
1999473665
1998493705
1997486642
1996456632
1995433587
1994443581
1993471667
1992433626
1991407573
1990489677
1989403532
1988326437
1987400536
1986459645
1985481645
1984548712
1983466606
1982561769
1981588792
1980626904
1979539740

When and where crashes happen in Sevenoaks

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,705 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,725 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,769 (14%)
  • Thursday2,888 (15%)
  • Friday3,171 (16%)
  • Saturday2,746 (14%)
  • Sunday2,554 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59821 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59444 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,819 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,025 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,223 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,277 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,068 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,881 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,532 (7.8%)
  • February1,341 (6.9%)
  • March1,490 (7.6%)
  • April1,462 (7.5%)
  • May1,701 (8.7%)
  • June1,695 (8.7%)
  • July1,766 (9%)
  • August1,693 (8.7%)
  • September1,714 (8.8%)
  • October1,714 (8.8%)
  • November1,767 (9%)
  • December1,683 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,978 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,802 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,323 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit254 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown201 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,900 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,991 (15%)
  • Fog or mist214 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds181 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds180 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds136 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds21 (0.1%)
  • Other545 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded390 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,627 (65%)
  • Wet or damp6,129 (31%)
  • Frost or ice615 (3.1%)
  • Snow137 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep30 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph59 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph7,710 (39%)
  • 40 mph1,272 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph483 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph5,550 (28%)
  • 70 mph4,483 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,665 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway4,670 (24%)
  • Roundabout819 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road328 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded76 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18,260 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist3,218 (12%)
  • Pedestrian2,210 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist1,407 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant873 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)396 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant301 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant142 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant116 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant61 (0.2%)
  • Other33 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5477 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10783 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 151,220 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 204,881 (18%)
  • 21 to 253,464 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,824 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,951 (15%)
  • 46 to 552,929 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,975 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 751,167 (4.3%)
  • Over 75857 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded495 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider17,483 (65%)
  • Passenger7,330 (27%)
  • Pedestrian2,210 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car26,538 (74%)
  • Motorcycle3,198 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,920 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,799 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle1,444 (4%)
  • Other vehicle301 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach262 (0.7%)
  • Minibus123 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car95 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown45 (0.1%)
  • Other55 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded55 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Sevenoaks

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sevenoaks

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sevenoaks ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 174th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
174th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
175thSouth Oxfordshire19,70727,6845974,339
176thBraintree19,65026,7403644,605
177thTandridge19,59128,5373183,277
178thSevenoaks (this area)19,55827,0233553,885
179thTendring19,44926,8603424,569
180thDumfries and Galloway19,42127,2707385,306
181stSouth Kesteven19,16526,5844713,815

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks, with 502 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025: 2,699, including 52 fatal and 354 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM252,6994,10252354
2ndA251,5111,99930260
3rdA2251,4631,93931300
4thA201,3292,01041284
5thB20268541,09222196
6thA218241,26317195
7thA2247721,00016146
8thM206541,00428105
9thB21736318147129
10thB258465600287
11thB20273965404108
12thB20422854151062
13thM262724371260
14thA2028218257459
15thA233194288357
16thB269150209134
17thB2019123161225
18thB26096137137
19thB218894127220
20thB21766072016

Towns in Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 2,434.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025: 3,919.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks

Of the latest 24 crashes in Sevenoaks, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity