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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2003, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2002 (524), and casualties fell from 736.

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

Collisions in 2003
450
Down 14% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
606
Down 18% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2003

1.6% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight38586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious6911%
  • Slight52987%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 450, down 14% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.8%)
  • February41 (9.1%)
  • March36 (8%)
  • April36 (8%)
  • May25 (5.6%)
  • June54 (12%)
  • July34 (7.6%)
  • August31 (6.9%)
  • September40 (8.9%)
  • October38 (8.4%)
  • November37 (8.2%)
  • December43 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded42 (9.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (74%)
  • Wet or damp106 (24%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph139 (31%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (2%)
  • 60 mph105 (23%)
  • 70 mph168 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway178 (40%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2091 (15%)
  • 21 to 2557 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35109 (18%)
  • 36 to 45134 (22%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)
  • Not recorded31 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (67%)
  • Passenger169 (28%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car616 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle71 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sevenoaks ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2003.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2003

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2003, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2003

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2003: 106, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25106144212
2ndA25385624
3rdA20355114
4thM20243201
5thA225222905
6thB2026222806
7thA224172103
8thB258141603
9thM26141502
10thA21111301
11thB202781000
12thB20428901
13thB21735800
14thB20194802
15thA2333300
16thB21883400
17thB20241101
18thB21761100
19thB2451100
20thB2691100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2003

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 39.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2003

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2003: 92.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2003, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years