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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2004, and 623 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (450), and casualties rose from 606.

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

Collisions in 2004
457
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
623
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2004

1.8% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious6614%
  • Slight38384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious8514%
  • Slight53085%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 457, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday85 (19%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (11%)
  • Sunday69 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.7%)
  • February32 (7%)
  • March25 (5.5%)
  • April46 (10%)
  • May33 (7.2%)
  • June40 (8.8%)
  • July32 (7%)
  • August42 (9.2%)
  • September36 (7.9%)
  • October36 (7.9%)
  • November45 (9.8%)
  • December55 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (19%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded31 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (62%)
  • Wet or damp163 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (35%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph132 (29%)
  • 70 mph138 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (32%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant473 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4%)
  • 16 to 20103 (17%)
  • 21 to 2575 (12%)
  • 26 to 35112 (18%)
  • 36 to 45117 (19%)
  • 46 to 5577 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider432 (69%)
  • Passenger155 (25%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car677 (78%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 170th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2004

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2004, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2004

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2004: 96, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2596137113
2ndA25374625
3rdA20293905
4thA224273414
5thA225274026
6thM20234401
7thB2026172020
8thB2173121600
9thB258121303
10thA218900
11thB202781102
12thB26971102
13thM267902
14thB21765702
15thA2334401
16thB20424501
17thB21884600
18thB2452300
19thB20191200
20thB20241200

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2004

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 50.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2004

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2004: 86.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years