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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2017, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2016 (366), and casualties rose from 523.

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

Collisions in 2017
354
Down 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
531
Up 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2017

1.1% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight29884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6312%
  • Slight46387%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 354, down 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (17%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (11%)
  • February17 (4.8%)
  • March32 (9%)
  • April22 (6.2%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June38 (11%)
  • July20 (5.6%)
  • August31 (8.8%)
  • September33 (9.3%)
  • October24 (6.8%)
  • November33 (9.3%)
  • December30 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (71%)
  • Wet or damp80 (23%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (42%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph83 (23%)
  • 70 mph87 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (26%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (66%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7%)
  • 16 to 2060 (11%)
  • 21 to 2547 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3590 (17%)
  • 36 to 4582 (15%)
  • 46 to 5589 (17%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (6.4%)
  • Over 7527 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (65%)
  • Passenger158 (30%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle39 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 120th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2017

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area and Sevenoaks Eastern, Sevenoaks, TN13 3PW area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2017, with 12 collisions each.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2017

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2017: 43, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM254310816
2ndM20233605
3rdA20214113
4thA225192514
5thA25161803
6thA2191900
7thB202691102
8thB217391111
9thA22481101
10thB20425600
11thM2651101
12thB22114500
13thB20273400
14thB2583401
15thB21762300
16thB2452300
17thA2261100
18thA2271101
19thA2331200
20thA2821200

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2017

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 44.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2017

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2017: 77.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years