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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2022, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2021 (285), and casualties fell from 386.

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

Collisions in 2022
277
Down 3% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
376
Down 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2022

2.2% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2022 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious5018%
  • Slight22180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight31183%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2022 is highlighted, with 277, down 3% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 277
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (9%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (20%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (10%)
  • February22 (7.9%)
  • March18 (6.5%)
  • April24 (8.7%)
  • May15 (5.4%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July24 (8.7%)
  • August22 (7.9%)
  • September19 (6.9%)
  • October24 (8.7%)
  • November33 (12%)
  • December18 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (78%)
  • Wet or damp54 (19%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph108 (39%)
  • 40 mph29 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph61 (22%)
  • 70 mph64 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (23%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (68%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2034 (9%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (19%)
  • 46 to 5543 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (8%)
  • Over 7525 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (66%)
  • Passenger86 (23%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (9%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 130th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2022

Sevenoaks Eastern, Sevenoaks, TN13 3PW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2022, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2022

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2022: 32, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25324716
2ndA20263417
3rdA225232906
4thA25213403
5thA21152111
6thA224151705
7thB2173152901
8thB2026111204
9thM2091512
10thB20275600
11thB20425600
12thB22113401
13thM263800
14thB21882200
15thB2582200
16thA2271201
17thA2331200
18thB21761200
19thB2451100
20thB2691100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2022

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 39.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2022

TN13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2022: 55.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years