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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 539 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1979, and 740 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,558 collisions in Sevenoaks.

Collisions in 1979
539
Casualties in 1979
740
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1979

2.2% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1979 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious18635%
  • Slight34163%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.9%
  • Serious23231%
  • Slight49467%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 539.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (16%)
  • Tuesday76 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (11%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday73 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.7%)
  • February28 (5.2%)
  • March42 (7.8%)
  • April46 (8.5%)
  • May53 (9.8%)
  • June39 (7.2%)
  • July33 (6.1%)
  • August59 (11%)
  • September46 (8.5%)
  • October56 (10%)
  • November43 (8%)
  • December47 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other30 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (57%)
  • Wet or damp201 (37%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.7%)
  • Snow12 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph235 (44%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph24 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph192 (36%)
  • 70 mph58 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (11%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (25%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist37 (5%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7%)
  • 16 to 20248 (34%)
  • 21 to 2592 (12%)
  • 26 to 35109 (15%)
  • 36 to 4578 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider451 (61%)
  • Passenger216 (29%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car603 (65%)
  • Motorcycle170 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Sevenoaks

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sevenoaks ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 172nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1979

The A225 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1979: 52, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2255275015
2ndA254659114
3rdA214376218
4thA203351314
5thB2026282916
6thB2027202107
7thB2173182107
8thA2028152213
9thB260141705
10thB2042111811
11thA233101303
12thM2091102
13thB25861003
14thM255711
15thA2244600
16thB20193301
17thB21763401
18thB21883401
19thB2453302
20thB2693601

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1979

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 73.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1979

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1979: 101.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years