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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 588 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1981, and 792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 206 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1980 (626), and casualties fell from 904.

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

Collisions in 1981
588
Down 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
792
Down 12% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
206
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1981

1.7% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1981 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious20635%
  • Slight37263%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious24331%
  • Slight53968%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 588, down 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday77 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (12%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday112 (19%)
  • Saturday92 (16%)
  • Sunday87 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7%)
  • February39 (6.6%)
  • March47 (8%)
  • April40 (6.8%)
  • May56 (9.5%)
  • June56 (9.5%)
  • July50 (8.5%)
  • August49 (8.3%)
  • September52 (8.8%)
  • October61 (10%)
  • November50 (8.5%)
  • December47 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight403 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other27 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry326 (55%)
  • Wet or damp235 (40%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph245 (42%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph218 (37%)
  • 70 mph81 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway469 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (16%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (23%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist58 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20242 (31%)
  • 21 to 25115 (15%)
  • 26 to 35132 (17%)
  • 36 to 4587 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.3%)
  • Over 759 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (64%)
  • Passenger207 (26%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car680 (66%)
  • Motorcycle177 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Sevenoaks

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sevenoaks ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 150th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
150th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1981

The A225 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1981: 66, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2256684216
2ndA215284321
3rdA204063016
4thA253441011
5thB2173232709
6thA2028222407
7thB20262130110
8thM20192404
9thM25162504
10thB2042121503
11thB258121713
12thB2027101205
13thA23381403
14thB26071402
15thB2453301
16thM263402
17thB20242201
18thB21762202
19thB21882200
20thA21101

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1981

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 91.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1981

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1981: 108.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1981, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years