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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2005, and 598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2004 (457), and casualties fell from 623.

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

Collisions in 2005
430
Down 6% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
598
Down 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2005

0.7% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight37487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight53089%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 430, down 6% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (17%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.5%)
  • February26 (6%)
  • March29 (6.7%)
  • April25 (5.8%)
  • May34 (7.9%)
  • June27 (6.3%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August37 (8.6%)
  • September35 (8.1%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November41 (9.5%)
  • December41 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (65%)
  • Wet or damp138 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph149 (35%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph98 (23%)
  • 70 mph147 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (36%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (10%)
  • Pedestrian29 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2090 (15%)
  • 21 to 2570 (12%)
  • 26 to 35106 (18%)
  • 36 to 45124 (21%)
  • 46 to 5568 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.8%)
  • Over 7523 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (67%)
  • Passenger166 (28%)
  • Pedestrian29 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car620 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2005.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2005

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2005, with 29 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2005

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2005: 114, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25114152013
2ndA25395004
3rdA225223004
4thM20203414
5thA224182500
6thA20162403
7thB2026142202
8thB2173121701
9thB258101601
10thM2691202
11thB20277903
12thB204271201
13thA2161312
14thB221151000
15thB2695600
16thA2333300
17thB218831001
18thB20192302
19thB20242301
20thA2551100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2005

Swanley had the most collisions of any town in Sevenoaks in 2005: 37.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2005

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2005: 106.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2005, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years