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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 524 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2002, and 736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2001 (531), and casualties fell from 752.

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

Collisions in 2002
524
Down 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
736
Down 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
14
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2002

2.7% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious8015%
  • Slight43082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.9%
  • Serious10815%
  • Slight60782%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 524, down 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (12%)
  • Wednesday106 (20%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (11%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.4%)
  • February26 (5%)
  • March43 (8.2%)
  • April46 (8.8%)
  • May46 (8.8%)
  • June45 (8.6%)
  • July54 (10%)
  • August41 (7.8%)
  • September50 (9.5%)
  • October47 (9%)
  • November46 (8.8%)
  • December41 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (17%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry343 (65%)
  • Wet or damp172 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (37%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph136 (26%)
  • 70 mph163 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway180 (34%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.8%)
  • 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 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant536 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian56 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist22 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2099 (13%)
  • 21 to 2579 (11%)
  • 26 to 35134 (18%)
  • 36 to 45127 (17%)
  • 46 to 5595 (13%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.6%)
  • Over 7528 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded50 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider470 (64%)
  • Passenger210 (29%)
  • Pedestrian56 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car754 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle65 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sevenoaks ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 144th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2002

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2002, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2002

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2002: 102, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25102148311
2ndA20437103
3rdA25394907
4thA225283101
5thA224263203
6thB2026263805
7thA21253602
8thM20203523
9thB2173182322
10thB2027121517
11thM26111713
12thB258101300
13thB26961311
14thB20425601
15thA2334501
16thB20283500
17thB21882200
18thB20191101
19thB20241210

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2002

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 57.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2002

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2002: 105.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2002, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years