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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1989, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 1988 (326), and casualties rose from 437.

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

Collisions in 1989
403
Up 24% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
532
Up 22% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1989

3% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious7719%
  • Slight31478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious9418%
  • Slight42580%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 403, up 24% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6%)
  • February23 (5.7%)
  • March32 (7.9%)
  • April32 (7.9%)
  • May39 (9.7%)
  • June33 (8.2%)
  • July37 (9.2%)
  • August32 (7.9%)
  • September25 (6.2%)
  • October32 (7.9%)
  • November51 (13%)
  • December43 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (17%)
  • Fog or mist17 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other22 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (65%)
  • Wet or damp133 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (45%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph116 (29%)
  • 70 mph71 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (18%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (14%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant33 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20123 (23%)
  • 21 to 2593 (17%)
  • 26 to 3591 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (64%)
  • Passenger136 (26%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (68%)
  • Motorcycle72 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 1989.

Collisions
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1989

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1989: 42, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25426319
2ndA25374716
3rdA20355336
4thA225334117
5thA224232605
6thB2026222812
7thB258202511
8thB2173161900
9thA21131802
10thB2027111811
11thM2681113
12thA2334702
13thB20424501
14thB20193300
15thB21883400
16thB2452300
17thB2692300
18thM202301

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1989

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 63.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1989

BR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1989: 77.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years