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DA3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,922 road traffic collisions in the DA3 postcode district, Sevenoaks, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,718 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 382 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
1,922
1,787th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,718
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
32 people killed
Serious collisions
382
470 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DA3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal311.6%
  • Serious38220%
  • Slight1,50979%

What the data shows

  • DA3 had 267 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 330 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in DA3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 321 children under 16 were killed or injured in DA3, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in DA3.

Where DA3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,787th
Most casualties
1,760th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
1,811th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday243 (13%)
  • Tuesday257 (13%)
  • Wednesday254 (13%)
  • Thursday291 (15%)
  • Friday306 (16%)
  • Saturday285 (15%)
  • Sunday286 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,342 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting342 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,655 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway197 (10%)
  • Roundabout51 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,038 (54%)
  • 40 mph143 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph24 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph543 (28%)
  • 70 mph169 (8.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,453 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds290 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other58 (3%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,869 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist324 (12%)
  • Pedestrian238 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist117 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant73 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DA3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DA3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DA3 peaked at 65 in 1999; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252431
20242130
20233457
20222529
20212032
20202227
20192738
20182329
20173043
20164165
20152328
20143342
20133144
20123550
20113654
20103948
20093046
20083255
20074465
20062740
20053247
20044470
20034780
20024161
20015076
20005777
199965100
19985175
19974663
19964859
19954864
19946182
19934869
19924658
19915274
19904362
19894353
19884154
19874356
19864468
19854657
19846476
19834762
19824981
19815681
19805780
19795680

Map of recent crashes in DA3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DA3

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DA3

The 24 most recent collisions in DA3 happened between 29 January and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DA3

The B260 has the most collisions in DA3, 359 of 1,922 (19%), followed by the M20 (157).

Collisions in DA3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB260359505364
2ndM20157267529
3rdA20153238929
4thB25581001

Council areas covering DA3

Collisions in DA3 were recorded in 3 council areas. Sevenoaks has 1,425 of 1,922 (74%).

Collisions in DA3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSevenoaks1,4252,02926316
2ndDartford465648362
3rdGravesham303924

Towns in DA3

Collisions in DA3 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley (1,094) and West Kingsdown (15).