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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 626 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1980, and 904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 218 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1979 (539), and casualties rose from 740.

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

Collisions in 1980
626
Up 16% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
904
Up 22% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
218
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1980

1.8% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1980 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious21835%
  • Slight39763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious26329%
  • Slight63070%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 626, up 16% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (13%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (15%)
  • Sunday94 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.9%)
  • February40 (6.4%)
  • March50 (8%)
  • April41 (6.5%)
  • May54 (8.6%)
  • June51 (8.1%)
  • July65 (10%)
  • August53 (8.5%)
  • September63 (10%)
  • October52 (8.3%)
  • November49 (7.8%)
  • December52 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight439 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds460 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (59%)
  • Wet or damp219 (35%)
  • Frost or ice35 (5.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (43%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph25 (4%)
  • 60 mph238 (38%)
  • 70 mph62 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway526 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (13%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant481 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (22%)
  • Pedestrian90 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20259 (29%)
  • 21 to 25108 (12%)
  • 26 to 35137 (15%)
  • 36 to 4581 (9%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7571 (7.9%)
  • Over 7524 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider516 (57%)
  • Passenger298 (33%)
  • Pedestrian90 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car736 (67%)
  • Motorcycle201 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 139th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
139th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1980

The A21 and A225 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1980, with 54 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2154154019
2ndA2255468219
3rdA254658010
4thA203652210
5thB20263546311
6thA20283236012
7thB2173192107
8thB258131702
9thM25111201
10thB2042101905
11thB260101404
12thM20101524
13thB26991106
14thA23381104
15thB202781402
16thB20195600
17thA2244501
18thB21764601
19thB20283502
20thB20242202

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1980

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 105.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1980

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1980: 126.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years