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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1986, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (481), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1986
459
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
645
Level with 1985
Fatal collisions
16
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1986

3.5% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.5%
  • Serious12627%
  • Slight31769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.1%
  • Serious16225%
  • Slight46372%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 459, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.6%)
  • February30 (6.5%)
  • March28 (6.1%)
  • April36 (7.8%)
  • May45 (9.8%)
  • June41 (8.9%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August35 (7.6%)
  • September35 (7.6%)
  • October53 (12%)
  • November41 (8.9%)
  • December33 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (61%)
  • Wet or damp149 (32%)
  • Frost or ice27 (5.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (41%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph174 (38%)
  • 70 mph57 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (15%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (14%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20193 (30%)
  • 21 to 25111 (17%)
  • 26 to 3595 (15%)
  • 36 to 4579 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (61%)
  • Passenger184 (29%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car583 (73%)
  • Motorcycle94 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Sevenoaks ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1986.

Collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1986

The A225 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1986: 49, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2254972214
2ndA25374914
3rdA203251310
4thM25324436
5thB2026263819
6thA2028232708
7thB2173162205
8thA21141806
9thB258121507
10thA233111404
11thB260112007
12thB204271202
13thB20196600
14thB20276603
15thM206912
16thM265502
17thA22441121
18thB2692202
19thB21881200
20thB2451100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1986

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 66.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1986

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1986: 77.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1986, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 24 December 1986.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years