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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2020, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2019 (274), and casualties fell from 375.

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

Collisions in 2020
253
Down 8% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
343
Down 9% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2020

0.8% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2020 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6726%
  • Slight18473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7622%
  • Slight26577%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2020 is highlighted, with 253, down 8% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 253
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.3%)
  • February23 (9.1%)
  • March18 (7.1%)
  • April6 (2.4%)
  • May15 (5.9%)
  • June27 (11%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August23 (9.1%)
  • September19 (7.5%)
  • October31 (12%)
  • November21 (8.3%)
  • December20 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (65%)
  • Wet or damp85 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph92 (36%)
  • 40 mph30 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph63 (25%)
  • 70 mph58 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (22%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (66%)
  • Cyclist36 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2034 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3567 (20%)
  • 36 to 4560 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (10%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.2%)
  • Over 757 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (71%)
  • Passenger73 (21%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 118th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2020

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2020, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2020

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2020: 30, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25304205
2ndA225212914
3rdA21192905
4thA20171916
5thA25151701
6thB2173131605
7thB202691303
8thM2091502
9thA2247702
10thB204261004
11thB20274701
12thB22114502
13thA2332301
14thB2582200
15thB2692702
16thM262201
17thB20191200
18thB20241100
19thB20281200
20thB21881101

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2020

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 30.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2020

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2020: 55.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years