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Sevenoaks road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 1999, and 665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (493), and casualties fell from 705.

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

Collisions in 1999
473
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
665
Down 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 1999

1.3% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7716%
  • Slight39082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious9514%
  • Slight56485%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 473, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (12%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.3%)
  • February33 (7%)
  • March38 (8%)
  • April40 (8.5%)
  • May37 (7.8%)
  • June42 (8.9%)
  • July33 (7%)
  • August44 (9.3%)
  • September52 (11%)
  • October40 (8.5%)
  • November44 (9.3%)
  • December45 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (67%)
  • Wet or damp147 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph199 (42%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph128 (27%)
  • 70 mph115 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (26%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant472 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2084 (13%)
  • 21 to 2565 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35132 (20%)
  • 36 to 4590 (14%)
  • 46 to 5584 (13%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.6%)
  • Over 7521 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (63%)
  • Passenger186 (28%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car685 (77%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1999.

Collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 1999

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 1999: 68, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25689805
2ndA25466015
3rdA20375607
4thA225365408
5thA224264006
6thB2026223016
7thM20192613
8thA21162208
9thB258132104
10thB2173111602
11thB2027101702
12thB20428901
13thA2335501
14thB20193300
15thB2693501
16thM263301
17thB21881100
18thB2451200

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1999

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 66.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 1999

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 1999: 91.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years