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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1997, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1996 (456), and casualties rose from 632.

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

Collisions in 1997
486
Up 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
642
Up 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1997

1.4% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight41585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious7612%
  • Slight55687%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 486, up 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (18%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday67 (14%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.6%)
  • February21 (4.3%)
  • March39 (8%)
  • April40 (8.2%)
  • May51 (10%)
  • June36 (7.4%)
  • July43 (8.8%)
  • August45 (9.3%)
  • September43 (8.8%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November41 (8.4%)
  • December46 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (14%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (66%)
  • Wet or damp143 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Snow9 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (38%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph134 (28%)
  • 70 mph131 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (25%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant446 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2082 (13%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 35133 (21%)
  • 36 to 45123 (19%)
  • 46 to 5570 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.8%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (68%)
  • Passenger153 (24%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (80%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1997.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1997

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1997: 87, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM258712418
2ndA25455916
3rdA225293912
4thA224263105
5thA20233005
6thB2026222305
7thA21212814
8thB2173141704
9thB2027131923
10thA233121903
11thM20112610
12thB25891101
13thB20426801
14thM265802
15thB21764401
16thB2694700
17thB21883300
18thB2452201
19thB20191100
20thB20281100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1997

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 62.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1997

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1997: 99.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years