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Sevenoaks road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks in 2025, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2024 (237), and casualties rose from 332.

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

Collisions in 2025
265
Up 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
347
Up 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Sevenoaks in 2025

1.1% of collisions in Sevenoaks in 2025 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious8231%
  • Slight18068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious8825%
  • Slight25674%

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 626 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 265, up 12% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 265
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (10%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (22%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.4%)
  • February25 (9.4%)
  • March17 (6.4%)
  • April15 (5.7%)
  • May21 (7.9%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July15 (5.7%)
  • August26 (9.8%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October20 (7.5%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December26 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (66%)
  • Wet or damp78 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph97 (37%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph64 (24%)
  • 70 mph56 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sevenoaks in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (12%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2034 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3554 (16%)
  • 36 to 4559 (17%)
  • 46 to 5549 (14%)
  • 56 to 6541 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4%)
  • Over 7523 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (71%)
  • Passenger73 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (67%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (12%)
  • Motorcycle46 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sevenoaks in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sevenoaks had the 135th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sevenoaks in 2025

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Sevenoaks, BR8 8TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sevenoaks in 2025, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Sevenoaks with the most crashes in 2025

The M25 had the most collisions in Sevenoaks in 2025: 40, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sevenoaks, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM254063210
2ndA225213104
3rdA25192505
4thB2026121204
5thA224111104
6thB2173111502
7thA209904
8thM2091202
9thA2181103
10thB204271303
11thA23361102
12thB20276903
13thB2585503
14thB20192200
15thB21762200
16thB2692202
17thM262201
18thB20241101
19thB21881100
20thB22111200

Towns in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2025

Sevenoaks itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 38.

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks: crashes in 2025

BR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sevenoaks in 2025: 50.

Latest crashes in Sevenoaks in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Sevenoaks in 2025, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Sevenoaks road accidents in other years