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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 548 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1984, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1983 (466), and casualties rose from 606.

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

Collisions in 1984
548
Up 18% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
712
Up 17% on 1983
Fatal collisions
17
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1984

3.1% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.1%
  • Serious14026%
  • Slight39171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.5%
  • Serious16223%
  • Slight53275%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 548, up 18% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (13%)
  • Friday85 (16%)
  • Saturday88 (16%)
  • Sunday77 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.4%)
  • February32 (5.8%)
  • March37 (6.8%)
  • April48 (8.8%)
  • May59 (11%)
  • June48 (8.8%)
  • July48 (8.8%)
  • August50 (9.1%)
  • September41 (7.5%)
  • October58 (11%)
  • November52 (9.5%)
  • December40 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (18%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (61%)
  • Wet or damp201 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph247 (45%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph204 (37%)
  • 70 mph51 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway470 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (11%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.3%)
  • 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 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (19%)
  • Pedestrian99 (14%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20194 (27%)
  • 21 to 2585 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (15%)
  • 36 to 4578 (11%)
  • 46 to 5558 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.9%)
  • Over 7522 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (61%)
  • Passenger179 (25%)
  • Pedestrian99 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car687 (72%)
  • Motorcycle138 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 169th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1984

The A25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1984: 47, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA254756210
2ndA214562212
3rdA2254551110
4thA2028333936
5thA20294037
6thB2026253317
7thB2173171907
8thM25162106
9thB2027131805
10thB258111704
11thB260111414
12thM20111402
13thB2042101822
14thA2244503
15thB20194401
16thB20244402
17thA2333610
18thB2452401
19thA2231101
20thB20151100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1984

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 92.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1984

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1984: 109.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years