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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2014, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2013 (397), and casualties rose from 539.

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

Collisions in 2014
385
Down 3% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
547
Up 1% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2014

1.3% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5514%
  • Slight32584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight47487%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2014 is highlighted, with 385, down 3% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (18%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday51 (13%)
  • Saturday44 (11%)
  • Sunday57 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6%)
  • February21 (5.5%)
  • March36 (9.4%)
  • April40 (10%)
  • May27 (7%)
  • June36 (9.4%)
  • July48 (12%)
  • August32 (8.3%)
  • September21 (5.5%)
  • October38 (9.9%)
  • November35 (9.1%)
  • December28 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (65%)
  • Wet or damp123 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (36%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph78 (20%)
  • 70 mph131 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2041 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (20%)
  • 36 to 4591 (17%)
  • 46 to 5591 (17%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.6%)
  • Over 7530 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (69%)
  • Passenger138 (25%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (77%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 137th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2014

Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge, Sevenoaks, TN14 6HF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2014, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2014

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2014: 84, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2584131111
2ndA25293805
3rdA224253402
4thA20214004
5thA225182301
6thB2026182305
7thB2173171702
8thA21151805
9thM20152412
10thB2027121402
11thM2692120
12thB2588901
13thB20424411
14thB221141201
15thB20193400
16thA2332200
17thB21882200
18thB2452200
19thA2261200
20thB21631100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2014

Swanley had the most collisions of any town in Sevenoaks in 2014: 32.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2014

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2014: 90.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years