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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1991, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1990 (489), and casualties fell from 677.

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

Collisions in 1991
407
Down 17% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
573
Down 15% on 1990
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1991

2.2% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1991 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious6917%
  • Slight32981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious7713%
  • Slight48384%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 407, down 17% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday63 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.4%)
  • February35 (8.6%)
  • March32 (7.9%)
  • April36 (8.8%)
  • May33 (8.1%)
  • June36 (8.8%)
  • July36 (8.8%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September36 (8.8%)
  • October33 (8.1%)
  • November34 (8.4%)
  • December22 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (70%)
  • Wet or damp93 (23%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.9%)
  • Snow10 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph173 (43%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph125 (31%)
  • 70 mph83 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (21%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (8%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20111 (19%)
  • 21 to 25100 (17%)
  • 26 to 35117 (20%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (60%)
  • Passenger189 (33%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (74%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1991.

Collisions
227th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1991

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1991: 52, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25529928
2ndA25283216
3rdA20273522
4thA224222712
5thA225192504
6thB2026192516
7thB2173151602
8thB258151802
9thA21121602
10thM20112413
11thB202771001
12thB20196800
13thB20425500
14thB2694400
15thA2333402
16thM262601
17thB20281100
18thB21881210
19thB2451300

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1991

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 50.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1991

BR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1991: 83.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1991, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years