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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2000, and 719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1999 (473), and casualties rose from 665.

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

Collisions in 2000
521
Up 10% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
719
Up 8% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2000

1% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious9719%
  • Slight41980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious11216%
  • Slight60284%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 521, up 10% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9%)
  • February29 (5.6%)
  • March38 (7.3%)
  • April34 (6.5%)
  • May55 (11%)
  • June39 (7.5%)
  • July62 (12%)
  • August46 (8.8%)
  • September43 (8.3%)
  • October41 (7.9%)
  • November37 (7.1%)
  • December50 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (19%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (57%)
  • Wet or damp208 (40%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph166 (32%)
  • 40 mph31 (6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph145 (28%)
  • 70 mph175 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (34%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant524 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20117 (16%)
  • 21 to 2585 (12%)
  • 26 to 35130 (18%)
  • 36 to 45129 (18%)
  • 46 to 5582 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.6%)
  • Over 7517 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider469 (65%)
  • Passenger206 (29%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car714 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle63 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 155th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2000

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2000: 121, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25121160120
2ndA20436405
3rdA225406807
4thA253852010
5thB2026212709
6thM20213624
7thA21182304
8thA224172316
9thB2173131702
10thB258131703
11thM26121800
12thB20278901
13thB20196700
14thB20425700
15thA2334702
16thB2693401
17thB20241100
18thB21761100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2000

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 49.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2000

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2000: 121.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years