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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2007, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2006 (351), and casualties rose from 510.

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

Collisions in 2007
432
Up 23% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
597
Up 17% on 2006
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2007

2.1% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight37086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious6912%
  • Slight51987%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2007 is highlighted, with 432, up 23% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (18%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday62 (14%)
  • Saturday53 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.3%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March36 (8.3%)
  • April25 (5.8%)
  • May52 (12%)
  • June35 (8.1%)
  • July39 (9%)
  • August34 (7.9%)
  • September35 (8.1%)
  • October30 (6.9%)
  • November37 (8.6%)
  • December53 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (70%)
  • Wet or damp120 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (35%)
  • 40 mph26 (6%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph115 (27%)
  • 70 mph132 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (31%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (10%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2094 (16%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 35111 (19%)
  • 36 to 45107 (18%)
  • 46 to 5577 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 7524 (4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (66%)
  • Passenger155 (26%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (76%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 160th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2007

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2007, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2007

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2007: 79, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257912719
2ndA20415806
3rdA225314312
4thA25313813
5thM20243916
6thB2026233112
7thA21192402
8thA224131811
9thB258121402
10thB2027111301
11thB2173101200
12thM26101402
13thB204281012
14thB2695600
15thB20194500
16thA2332200
17thB2452200
18thA2271100
19thB21881201

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2007

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 42.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2007

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2007: 94.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years