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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 531 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2001, and 752 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2000 (521), and casualties rose from 719.

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

Collisions in 2001
531
Up 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
752
Up 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2001

2.1% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious7815%
  • Slight44283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious10013%
  • Slight63785%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2001 is highlighted, with 531, up 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (17%)
  • Tuesday64 (12%)
  • Wednesday92 (17%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.5%)
  • February41 (7.7%)
  • March49 (9.2%)
  • April43 (8.1%)
  • May44 (8.3%)
  • June33 (6.2%)
  • July50 (9.4%)
  • August47 (8.9%)
  • September40 (7.5%)
  • October40 (7.5%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December44 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (17%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (59%)
  • Wet or damp188 (35%)
  • Frost or ice28 (5.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (31%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (3%)
  • 60 mph142 (27%)
  • 70 mph180 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (32%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant547 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (10%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist18 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2076 (10%)
  • 21 to 2570 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35150 (20%)
  • 36 to 45116 (15%)
  • 46 to 5576 (10%)
  • 56 to 6563 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.7%)
  • Over 7522 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded79 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider482 (64%)
  • Passenger221 (29%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car746 (74%)
  • Motorcycle74 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sevenoaks

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sevenoaks ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 151st most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2001

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2001, with 22 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2001

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2001: 120, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25120184418
2ndA25365115
3rdA20354915
4thA225344413
5thA224324926
6thM20293702
7thB2026232804
8thA21181801
9thB2042111802
10thB2173111402
11thB2027101202
12thM2681401
13thB2586801
14thB2694500
15thA2333411
16thB20193501
17thB21762200
18thB21882200
19thB20241100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2001

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 52.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2001

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2001: 120.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2001, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 28 December 2001.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years