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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1983, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1982 (561), and casualties fell from 769.

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

Collisions in 1983
466
Down 17% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
606
Down 21% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1983

1.1% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious12126%
  • Slight34073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious14524%
  • Slight45675%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 466, down 17% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (12%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (17%)
  • Sunday74 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9%)
  • February32 (6.9%)
  • March35 (7.5%)
  • April36 (7.7%)
  • May23 (4.9%)
  • June34 (7.3%)
  • July61 (13%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September38 (8.2%)
  • October33 (7.1%)
  • November37 (7.9%)
  • December46 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (60%)
  • Wet or damp160 (34%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (43%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph183 (39%)
  • 70 mph46 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (12%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (22%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20176 (29%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 3594 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (59%)
  • Passenger194 (32%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car572 (71%)
  • Motorcycle136 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1983.

Collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1983

The A225 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1983: 42, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA225425608
2ndA25414618
3rdA21335006
4thB2026314107
5thA20243606
6thA2028242505
7thM25152413
8thB2173111304
9thB258111102
10thB260111106
11thM2081122
12thB20277702
13thB20196601
14thA2335701
15thB20243301
16thB21763301
17thB21883702
18thA2242201
19thB20422201
20thA21101

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1983

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 61.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1983

TN13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1983: 77.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1983, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years