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BR8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,648 road traffic collisions in the BR8 postcode district, Sevenoaks, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,117 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 626 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 56 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
3,648
1,014th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,117
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
57 people killed
Serious collisions
626
726 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
56
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
79
Up 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BR8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal491.3%
  • Serious62617%
  • Slight2,97381%

What the data shows

  • BR8 had 558 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 779 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in BR8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 593 children under 16 were killed or injured in BR8, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in BR8.

Where BR8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,014th
Most casualties
961st
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
1,136th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday473 (13%)
  • Tuesday515 (14%)
  • Wednesday526 (14%)
  • Thursday536 (15%)
  • Friday614 (17%)
  • Saturday494 (14%)
  • Sunday490 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,635 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit605 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting319 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit51 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,061 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway1,116 (31%)
  • Roundabout342 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road112 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,634 (45%)
  • 40 mph308 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph65 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph448 (12%)
  • 70 mph1,180 (32%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,833 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds512 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (1%)
  • Fog or mist33 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other88 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded84 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,432 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist554 (11%)
  • Pedestrian459 (9%)
  • Cyclist258 (5%)
  • Van occupant192 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)77 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant40 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BR8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BR8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BR8 peaked at 107 in 2002; 2025 had 56.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255679
20244562
20235068
20225272
20216188
20204967
20195186
201866127
20175182
201677118
201578112
201483134
20136381
201290135
201170104
20107096
200988124
200874106
200782117
200681123
200592133
200485120
200391128
2002107162
200178109
2000100128
1999100153
199890129
199782103
199691118
199577107
199490111
1993101144
199278131
1991103153
199097140
198995118
19886379
19876781
19866889
19857284
198482111
198385101
198279111
198186101
198082105
19797087

Map of recent crashes in BR8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BR8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BR8

The 24 most recent collisions in BR8 happened between 8 August and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BR8

The M25 has the most collisions in BR8, 798 of 3,648 (22%), followed by the B2173 (661).

Collisions in BR8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257981,3011291
2ndB21736618676136
3rdA2056985116101
4thB258463602390
5thM206710137
6thA23301

Council areas covering BR8

Collisions in BR8 were recorded in 6 council areas. Sevenoaks has 3,214 of 3,648 (88%).

Collisions in BR8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSevenoaks3,2144,45741562
2ndDartford272416329
3rdBromley106162324
4thBexley4770210
5thTonbridge and Malling4400
6thCroydon3601

Towns in BR8

Collisions in BR8 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Swanley (1,585) and Hextable (244).