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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2010, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2009 (377), and casualties fell from 513.

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

Collisions in 2010
360
Down 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
484
Down 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2010

2.2% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2010 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious3710%
  • Slight31588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious408.3%
  • Slight43690%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2010 is highlighted, with 360, down 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (11%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.6%)
  • February30 (8.3%)
  • March33 (9.2%)
  • April25 (6.9%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August29 (8.1%)
  • September26 (7.2%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November35 (9.7%)
  • December24 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (64%)
  • Wet or damp93 (26%)
  • Frost or ice23 (6.4%)
  • Snow13 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (36%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph74 (21%)
  • 70 mph124 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (34%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2076 (16%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 35100 (21%)
  • 36 to 4582 (17%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.1%)
  • Over 7526 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (68%)
  • Passenger126 (26%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sevenoaks ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 157th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2010

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area and Swanley St Mary's, Sevenoaks, BR8 7TE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2010, with 16 collisions each.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2010

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2010: 71, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257110205
2ndA25344903
3rdA225293312
4thA20253624
5thM20213021
6thA224172001
7thB2173132000
8thB2026121602
9thA21111303
10thB258111701
11thM26111422
12thB204291303
13thB202781103
14thA2334602
15thB21884600
16thB2692300
17thB22111100
18thB2451300

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2010

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 40.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2010

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2010: 78.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2010, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years