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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2013, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2012 (393), and casualties fell from 554.

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

Collisions in 2013
397
Up 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
539
Down 3% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2013

1.3% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5313%
  • Slight33985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious5610%
  • Slight47889%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2013 is highlighted, with 397, up 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday56 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.3%)
  • February36 (9.1%)
  • March34 (8.6%)
  • April29 (7.3%)
  • May34 (8.6%)
  • June32 (8.1%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August30 (7.6%)
  • September32 (8.1%)
  • October31 (7.8%)
  • November38 (9.6%)
  • December23 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded25 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (63%)
  • Wet or damp118 (30%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5%)
  • Snow8 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (37%)
  • 40 mph24 (6%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph93 (23%)
  • 70 mph116 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (31%)
  • Roundabout16 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2047 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 35112 (21%)
  • 36 to 4594 (17%)
  • 46 to 5580 (15%)
  • 56 to 6549 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (73%)
  • Passenger112 (21%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 115th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2013

Swanley St Mary's, Sevenoaks, BR8 7TE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2013, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2013

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2013: 79, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257910524
2ndA225355004
3rdA25324304
4thA20293506
5thB2027182705
6thA224162303
7thM20142300
8thM26132112
9thB2026111701
10thA21101902
11thA23391203
12thB217391013
13thB2588800
14thB204271012
15thB21763301
16thB2693400
17thB2452200
18thA2271200
19thB21881101

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2013

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 32.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2013

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2013: 94.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years