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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 561 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1982, and 769 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1981 (588), and casualties fell from 792.

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

Collisions in 1982
561
Down 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
769
Down 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1982

1.8% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1982 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious16329%
  • Slight38869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious19425%
  • Slight56573%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1982 is highlighted, with 561, down 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (10%)
  • Tuesday63 (11%)
  • Wednesday72 (13%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday103 (18%)
  • Saturday95 (17%)
  • Sunday86 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8%)
  • February32 (5.7%)
  • March38 (6.8%)
  • April35 (6.2%)
  • May56 (10%)
  • June47 (8.4%)
  • July45 (8%)
  • August43 (7.7%)
  • September63 (11%)
  • October52 (9.3%)
  • November61 (11%)
  • December44 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (16%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other26 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (62%)
  • Wet or damp190 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph230 (41%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph230 (41%)
  • 70 mph53 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway467 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (22%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20263 (34%)
  • 21 to 25107 (14%)
  • 26 to 35112 (15%)
  • 36 to 4586 (11%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (64%)
  • Passenger213 (28%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (68%)
  • Motorcycle161 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 160th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
160th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1982

The A225 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1982: 51, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2255175212
2ndA204371016
3rdA213849012
4thA253548111
5thA20283343010
6thB2026283405
7thB2173183105
8thM25172508
9thM20141923
10thB2027131602
11thB258111303
12thB26081402
13thB26971101
14thM2671120
15thB20196702
16thB20426801
17thB21886803
18thB2456701
19thA2333400
20thB20243502

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1982

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 86.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1982

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1982: 103.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1982, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years