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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2011, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2010 (360), and casualties rose from 484.

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

Collisions in 2011
340
Down 6% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
490
Up 1% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2011

1.2% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2011 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight28484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight42887%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2011 is highlighted, with 340, down 6% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (11%)
  • Wednesday64 (19%)
  • Thursday58 (17%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.2%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March20 (5.9%)
  • April27 (7.9%)
  • May20 (5.9%)
  • June26 (7.6%)
  • July20 (5.9%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December29 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (68%)
  • Wet or damp104 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (41%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph75 (22%)
  • 70 mph106 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (33%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2079 (16%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 3599 (20%)
  • 36 to 4569 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (70%)
  • Passenger113 (23%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car494 (79%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 175th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2011

Swanley St Mary's, Sevenoaks, BR8 7TE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2011, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2011

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2011: 68, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM256811607
2ndA20305303
3rdA25283315
4thA225212714
5thA224152104
6thB2173141602
7thA21132201
8thB2026131523
9thM20131601
10thB258101301
11thB202751100
12thM265700
13thB20424400
14thA2273600
15thB21883600
16thB20242201
17thA2331100
18thB21761100
19thB22111100
20thB2451100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2011

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 30.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2011

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2011: 79.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2011, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years