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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2018, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2017 (354), and casualties fell from 531.

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

Collisions in 2018
307
Down 13% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
452
Down 15% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2018

1% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight25182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight38986%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 307, down 13% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (11%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.1%)
  • February22 (7.2%)
  • March27 (8.8%)
  • April24 (7.8%)
  • May24 (7.8%)
  • June23 (7.5%)
  • July28 (9.1%)
  • August22 (7.2%)
  • September38 (12%)
  • October23 (7.5%)
  • November22 (7.2%)
  • December29 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (66%)
  • Wet or damp78 (25%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.2%)
  • Snow7 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph121 (39%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph69 (22%)
  • 70 mph78 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (27%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist27 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2042 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2547 (10%)
  • 26 to 3578 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (17%)
  • 46 to 5562 (14%)
  • 56 to 6551 (11%)
  • 66 to 7533 (7.3%)
  • Over 7525 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (69%)
  • Passenger114 (25%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car463 (77%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 139th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2018

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2018, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2018

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2018: 53, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM255387010
2ndA25223004
3rdA20173323
4thA21121701
5thA225122002
6thB2026121512
7thA224111103
8thB217391301
9thM2661001
10thM205800
11thB25841001
12thB20273301
13thA2332400
14thB20422300
15thB21882200
16thA21100
17thA20261100
18thB20281100
19thB2451200

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2018

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 30.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2018

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2018: 59.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years