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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2006, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2005 (430), and casualties fell from 598.

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

Collisions in 2006
351
Down 18% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
510
Down 15% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2006

2% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight30186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious5811%
  • Slight44287%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2006 is highlighted, with 351, down 18% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (17%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8%)
  • February23 (6.6%)
  • March22 (6.3%)
  • April35 (10%)
  • May19 (5.4%)
  • June39 (11%)
  • July33 (9.4%)
  • August25 (7.1%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October28 (8%)
  • November28 (8%)
  • December34 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (65%)
  • Wet or damp114 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (33%)
  • 40 mph28 (8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph84 (24%)
  • 70 mph121 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (34%)
  • Roundabout14 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2082 (16%)
  • 21 to 2553 (10%)
  • 26 to 3585 (17%)
  • 36 to 4592 (18%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6546 (9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (63%)
  • Passenger158 (31%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2006.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2006

Swanley St Mary's, Sevenoaks, BR8 7TE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2006, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2006

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2006: 76, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257612337
2ndA20335707
3rdA25233102
4thA224152004
5thA21142111
6thA225141603
7thM20142302
8thB2173131900
9thB202691501
10thM267901
11thA2335801
12thB2584400
13thB20193300
14thB20273500
15thB20423500
16thB22112300
17thB2692201
18thA2231100
19thA2271100
20thB20241100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2006

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 42.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2006

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2006: 77.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2006, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years