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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1990, and 677 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1989 (403), and casualties rose from 532.

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

Collisions in 1990
489
Up 21% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
677
Up 27% on 1989
Fatal collisions
20
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1990

4.1% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204.1%
  • Serious8718%
  • Slight38278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal233.4%
  • Serious10215%
  • Slight55282%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1990 is highlighted, with 489, up 21% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (10%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.5%)
  • February38 (7.8%)
  • March38 (7.8%)
  • April33 (6.7%)
  • May55 (11%)
  • June40 (8.2%)
  • July44 (9%)
  • August40 (8.2%)
  • September46 (9.4%)
  • October32 (6.5%)
  • November43 (8.8%)
  • December48 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (15%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (74%)
  • Wet or damp117 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph193 (39%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph176 (36%)
  • 70 mph85 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (19%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (15%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20138 (20%)
  • 21 to 25100 (15%)
  • 26 to 35126 (19%)
  • 36 to 45100 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.3%)
  • Over 7530 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (63%)
  • Passenger192 (28%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car603 (70%)
  • Motorcycle108 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1990.

Collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1990

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1990: 48, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25487927
2ndA225445606
3rdA20385928
4thA25354643
5thB2026324406
6thA224303914
7thB2173263905
8thB2042121910
9thM20122103
10thA21111811
11thB258111202
12thM26101214
13thB20277803
14thA2334801
15thB21883601
16thB2693300
17thB20192610
18thB20241100
19thB21761100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1990

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 64.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1990

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1990: 96.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1990, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years