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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2016, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2015 (380), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2016
366
Down 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
523
Level with 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight30684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6512%
  • Slight45687%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 366, down 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (18%)
  • Friday69 (19%)
  • Saturday41 (11%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (11%)
  • February26 (7.1%)
  • March35 (9.6%)
  • April20 (5.5%)
  • May27 (7.4%)
  • June45 (12%)
  • July30 (8.2%)
  • August36 (9.8%)
  • September19 (5.2%)
  • October27 (7.4%)
  • November33 (9%)
  • December29 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (72%)
  • Wet or damp93 (25%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph155 (42%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph73 (20%)
  • 70 mph98 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (73%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2059 (11%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3596 (18%)
  • 36 to 4579 (15%)
  • 46 to 5578 (15%)
  • 56 to 6548 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.7%)
  • Over 7521 (4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (70%)
  • Passenger122 (23%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 131st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2016

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2016, with 19 collisions.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2016

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2016: 51, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25518415
2ndA20274506
3rdA25273804
4thA225263006
5thA21162805
6thA224152002
7thB2173152202
8thM20152102
9thB258101501
10thB202781401
11thB20267711
12thM2661001
13thB21883400
14thA2552300
15thB20422200
16thB2692300
17thA2331200
18thB20191100
19thB20241601
20thB21761100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2016

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 45.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2016

BR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2016: 69.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years