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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1987, and 536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1986 (459), and casualties fell from 645.

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

Collisions in 1987
400
Down 13% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
536
Down 17% on 1986
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1987

1% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1987 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious11529%
  • Slight28170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious13325%
  • Slight39974%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 400, down 13% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday83 (21%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5%)
  • February34 (8.5%)
  • March28 (7%)
  • April30 (7.5%)
  • May36 (9%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July39 (9.8%)
  • August32 (8%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October38 (9.5%)
  • November31 (7.8%)
  • December30 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (64%)
  • Wet or damp125 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph187 (47%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph127 (32%)
  • 70 mph55 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (16%)
  • Roundabout8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (13%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20147 (27%)
  • 21 to 2580 (15%)
  • 26 to 3583 (15%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (60%)
  • Passenger148 (28%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (71%)
  • Motorcycle76 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1987.

Collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1987

The A225 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1987: 36, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2253640116
2ndM25264403
3rdA20233103
4thA25213405
5thB2026182203
6thA2028151704
7thA224152004
8thM20111504
9thB2027101505
10thA2191003
11thB26091202
12thA2338902
13thB21738902
14thB2587702
15thM2661102
16thB20424702
17thB20243500
18thA21100
19thA2091100
20thA2231101

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1987

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 53.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1987

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1987: 69.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1987, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years