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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1988, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1987 (400), and casualties fell from 536.

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

Collisions in 1988
326
Down 19% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
437
Down 18% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1988

3.7% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1988 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.7%
  • Serious8827%
  • Slight22669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious10424%
  • Slight32173%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 326, down 19% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (11%)
  • Thursday60 (18%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.9%)
  • February24 (7.4%)
  • March23 (7.1%)
  • April26 (8%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June26 (8%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August25 (7.7%)
  • September28 (8.6%)
  • October29 (8.9%)
  • November26 (8%)
  • December21 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (16%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (67%)
  • Wet or damp103 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (44%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph101 (31%)
  • 70 mph54 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (18%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (63%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20116 (27%)
  • 21 to 2565 (15%)
  • 26 to 3565 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (11%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (59%)
  • Passenger125 (29%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (72%)
  • Motorcycle54 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 1988.

Collisions
293rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
248th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1988

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1988: 36, including 5 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25366056
2ndA225273204
3rdA20254108
4thA25243005
5thA224232517
6thB258131602
7thB2026111305
8thB2173111406
9thB201981003
10thA217806
11thM206721
12thB20273502
13thB2693401
14thM262400
15thA2331101
16thB20281301
17thB20421100
18thB21761100
19thB21881101

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1988

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 44.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1988

BR8 and TN13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1988, with 56 each.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1988, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years