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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1985, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1984 (548), and casualties fell from 712.

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

Collisions in 1985
481
Down 12% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
645
Down 9% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1985

2.7% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1985 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious14831%
  • Slight32067%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious18429%
  • Slight44769%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 481, down 12% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (10%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday98 (20%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6%)
  • February24 (5%)
  • March32 (6.7%)
  • April41 (8.5%)
  • May51 (11%)
  • June46 (9.6%)
  • July39 (8.1%)
  • August48 (10%)
  • September42 (8.7%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November39 (8.1%)
  • December38 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (64%)
  • Wet or damp141 (29%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.2%)
  • Snow9 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph233 (48%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph166 (35%)
  • 70 mph49 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (13%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (18%)
  • Pedestrian75 (12%)
  • Cyclist32 (5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20190 (29%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 3595 (15%)
  • 36 to 4570 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (62%)
  • Passenger172 (27%)
  • Pedestrian75 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car601 (71%)
  • Motorcycle107 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1985.

Collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1985

The A25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1985: 46, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA254670311
2ndA2254250218
3rdA213547012
4thB20262332110
5thA2028212404
6thA201926110
7thB260152105
8thB258131502
9thB2173121205
10thM20121922
11thM25121912
12thB201981415
13thB204281003
14thB20276902
15thA2335602
16thA2244410
17thM264501
18thB21882201
19thB2692202
20thA2691101

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1985

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 76.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1985

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1985: 101.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years