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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2021, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2020 (253), and casualties rose from 343.

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

Collisions in 2021
285
Up 13% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
386
Up 13% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2021

1.1% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2021 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5921%
  • Slight22378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6617%
  • Slight31782%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2021 is highlighted, with 285, up 13% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4.6%)
  • February20 (7%)
  • March11 (3.9%)
  • April21 (7.4%)
  • May23 (8.1%)
  • June41 (14%)
  • July27 (9.5%)
  • August23 (8.1%)
  • September27 (9.5%)
  • October28 (9.8%)
  • November28 (9.8%)
  • December23 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (73%)
  • Wet or damp68 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph102 (36%)
  • 40 mph35 (12%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph62 (22%)
  • 70 mph67 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (6%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (69%)
  • Cyclist31 (8%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2050 (13%)
  • 21 to 2533 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3573 (19%)
  • 36 to 4557 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (14%)
  • 56 to 6547 (12%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.9%)
  • Over 7515 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (72%)
  • Passenger77 (20%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 116th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2021

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2021, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2021

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2021: 47, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25476505
2ndA225232909
3rdA20203606
4thA25192603
5thB2173141801
6thB2026131702
7thA224101413
8thA217700
9thM2071300
10thM266801
11thB20275602
12thB2585601
13thB20424401
14thA2333600
15thB22113502
16thB2693800
17thB20192200
18thB20241100
19thB21761101
20thB21881101

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2021

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 32.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2021

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2021: 61.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years