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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2012, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2011 (340), and casualties rose from 490.

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

Collisions in 2012
393
Up 16% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
554
Up 13% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2012

1.5% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2012 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious4010%
  • Slight34788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious529.4%
  • Slight49690%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 393, up 16% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (18%)
  • Friday45 (11%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.1%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March25 (6.4%)
  • April29 (7.4%)
  • May35 (8.9%)
  • June38 (9.7%)
  • July34 (8.7%)
  • August35 (8.9%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October30 (7.6%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December22 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (67%)
  • Wet or damp119 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (34%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph86 (22%)
  • 70 mph133 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (33%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (4%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2071 (13%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 3586 (16%)
  • 36 to 4590 (16%)
  • 46 to 5591 (16%)
  • 56 to 6556 (10%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.8%)
  • Over 7527 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (68%)
  • Passenger144 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 126th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2012

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2012, with 28 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2012

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2012: 87, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM258712814
2ndA25334903
3rdA20314004
4thA225232711
5thM20202411
6thA224172412
7thB2173141602
8thA21121701
9thB258102002
10thB202791502
11thB20268800
12thM2681701
13thB204261011
14thB2696701
15thA2332300
16thB20192300
17thB21762200
18thB22112401
19thB20241101
20thB21881100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2012

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 35.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2012

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2012: 86.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2012, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years