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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2015, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2014 (385), and casualties fell from 547.

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

Collisions in 2015
380
Down 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
523
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2015

2.9% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight31583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious6312%
  • Slight44986%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 380, down 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday61 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday53 (14%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.7%)
  • February22 (5.8%)
  • March28 (7.4%)
  • April40 (11%)
  • May32 (8.4%)
  • June36 (9.5%)
  • July28 (7.4%)
  • August36 (9.5%)
  • September35 (9.2%)
  • October32 (8.4%)
  • November31 (8.2%)
  • December27 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (69%)
  • Wet or damp109 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (36%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph89 (23%)
  • 70 mph112 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (29%)
  • Roundabout19 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4%)
  • 16 to 2046 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3592 (18%)
  • 36 to 4595 (18%)
  • 46 to 5578 (15%)
  • 56 to 6553 (10%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.9%)
  • Over 7525 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (68%)
  • Passenger122 (23%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (78%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 126th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2015

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2015, with 27 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2015

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2015: 70, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257010418
2ndA225324305
3rdA25304912
4thA20283737
5thA224212602
6thM20192805
7thB2173182603
8thB2026171903
9thB2027101005
10thM2692012
11thB204281100
12thB2586601
13thA215711
14thA2272300
15thB20282200
16thB21762200
17thB21882200
18thB2452310
19thB2692200
20thB20191101

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2015

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 46.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2015

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2015: 88.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2015, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2015.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years