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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2024, and 332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2023 (270), and casualties fell from 393.

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

Collisions in 2024
237
Down 12% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
332
Down 16% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2024

2.1% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2024 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious5523%
  • Slight17775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight26680%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2024 is highlighted, with 237, down 12% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 237
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.9%)
  • February23 (9.7%)
  • March15 (6.3%)
  • April14 (5.9%)
  • May23 (9.7%)
  • June15 (6.3%)
  • July26 (11%)
  • August20 (8.4%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October22 (9.3%)
  • November20 (8.4%)
  • December13 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (68%)
  • Wet or damp68 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph90 (38%)
  • 40 mph25 (11%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph48 (20%)
  • 70 mph51 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (24%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist20 (6%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2032 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (18%)
  • 46 to 5543 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.6%)
  • Over 7517 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (69%)
  • Passenger78 (23%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sevenoaks ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 152nd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2024

Swanley St Mary's, Sevenoaks, BR8 7TE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2024, with 9 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2024

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2024: 34, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25344715
2ndA225243109
3rdA25212505
4thA224111712
5thA20101304
6thB2173101212
7thM20101911
8thA218902
9thB25871001
10thB20276601
11thB204261101
12thB20265800
13thM265812
14thA2332201
15thB20191100
16thB2451200
17thB2691100

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2024

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 24.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2024

TN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2024: 53.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2024, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2024.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years