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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2023, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2022 (277), and casualties rose from 376.

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

Collisions in 2023
270
Down 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
393
Up 5% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2023

1.5% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2023 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4918%
  • Slight21780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight33184%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 270, down 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (11%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.3%)
  • February28 (10%)
  • March19 (7%)
  • April17 (6.3%)
  • May24 (8.9%)
  • June25 (9.3%)
  • July24 (8.9%)
  • August26 (9.6%)
  • September20 (7.4%)
  • October16 (5.9%)
  • November21 (7.8%)
  • December25 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (68%)
  • Wet or damp78 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3%)
  • 30 mph109 (40%)
  • 40 mph30 (11%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph55 (20%)
  • 70 mph52 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (22%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (74%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2056 (14%)
  • 21 to 2538 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3561 (16%)
  • 36 to 4577 (20%)
  • 46 to 5554 (14%)
  • 56 to 6538 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (62%)
  • Passenger118 (30%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 131st most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2023

Sevenoaks Town and St John's, Sevenoaks, TN13 3AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2023, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2023

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2023: 32, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25324904
2ndA225244213
3rdA224172201
4thA25172403
5thA20163132
6thB2027112101
7thA21101304
8thB2026101202
9thB2173101302
10thM20101603
11thB2587701
12thB20426801
13thB20192200
14thB21882300
15thM262200
16thA2331100
17thB20281100
18thB21761100
19thB22111200
20thB2451400

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2023

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 35.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2023

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2023: 53.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years