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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1998, and 705 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (486), and casualties rose from 642.

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

Collisions in 1998
493
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
705
Up 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1998

0.8% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8617%
  • Slight40382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious10515%
  • Slight59685%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 493, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (17%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.7%)
  • February33 (6.7%)
  • March37 (7.5%)
  • April40 (8.1%)
  • May42 (8.5%)
  • June38 (7.7%)
  • July36 (7.3%)
  • August48 (9.7%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October40 (8.1%)
  • November48 (9.7%)
  • December42 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds377 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (63%)
  • Wet or damp169 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph196 (40%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph132 (27%)
  • 70 mph132 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (27%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant521 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2080 (11%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 35142 (20%)
  • 36 to 45103 (15%)
  • 46 to 5584 (12%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.4%)
  • Over 7525 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (65%)
  • Passenger203 (29%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car734 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1998.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1998

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1998: 86, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2586147011
2ndA25415604
3rdA20366119
4thA225354207
5thA224334106
6thB2026253405
7thB2173182002
8thA21151804
9thM20152303
10thB258142002
11thB2027131907
12thM2681301
13thB204271203
14thB2697901
15thA23361004
16thB21764400
17thB21882200
18thB20191100
19thB20241100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1998

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 53.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1998

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1998: 111.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1998, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years