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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1996, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1995 (433), and casualties rose from 587.

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

Collisions in 1996
456
Up 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
632
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1996

2.2% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious6915%
  • Slight37783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious8714%
  • Slight53484%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 456, up 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.7%)
  • February30 (6.6%)
  • March25 (5.5%)
  • April32 (7%)
  • May40 (8.8%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July34 (7.5%)
  • August35 (7.7%)
  • September40 (8.8%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November44 (9.6%)
  • December48 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (63%)
  • Wet or damp141 (31%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph197 (43%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (2%)
  • 60 mph124 (27%)
  • 70 mph98 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (21%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20102 (16%)
  • 21 to 2585 (13%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 4583 (13%)
  • 46 to 5566 (10%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.6%)
  • Over 7521 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (64%)
  • Passenger182 (29%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car679 (77%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1996.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1996

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1996: 55, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25558026
2ndA20416207
3rdA225355123
4thA25334225
5thA21243612
6thA224212914
7thB2026202313
8thB2173182105
9thB258121803
10thM20122102
11thA23391502
12thB202781300
13thB26961001
14thM2661100
15thB204251102
16thB21885602
17thB20192400
18thB20281100
19thB21761100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1996

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 54.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1996

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1996: 84.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1996, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years