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Otford and Kemsing road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in Otford and Kemsing, Sevenoaks, from 1979 to 2025, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 81 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
369
1,372nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
453
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
81
86 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Otford and Kemsing

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious8122%
  • Slight28276%

What the data shows

  • Otford and Kemsing had 63 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% more than the 55 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Otford and Kemsing were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 62 children under 16 were killed or injured in Otford and Kemsing, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Otford and Kemsing.

Where Otford and Kemsing ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,372nd
Most casualties
1,414th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,302nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday35 (9.5%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (93%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph331 (90%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph19 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant237 (52%)
  • Pedestrian82 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (14%)
  • Cyclist50 (11%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Otford and Kemsing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Otford and Kemsing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Otford and Kemsing peaked at 18 in 1979; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
2024812
202345
202266
2021710
2020911
201933
201866
20171214
201669
2015610
201456
201366
201267
201166
201066
200913
200866
2007810
200655
200558
200411
20031010
20021012
2001910
20001020
1999913
19981314
199766
19961315
19951013
199445
199366
19921112
199146
1990810
198977
198833
1987610
1986913
19851318
19841314
19831416
1982911
19811720
19801319
19791818

Map of recent crashes in Otford and Kemsing

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Otford and Kemsing

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Otford and Kemsing

The 24 most recent collisions in Otford and Kemsing happened between 16 June 2021 and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Otford and Kemsing

Of the 369 collisions in Otford and Kemsing, 124 were on the A225.

Collisions in Otford and Kemsing on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA225124160423

Council area for Otford and Kemsing

Otford and Kemsing is in Sevenoaks, where police recorded 19,558 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Otford and Kemsing accounts for 1.9% of them.

Postcode districts in Otford and Kemsing

Collisions in Otford and Kemsing were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by TN14 (257) and TN15 (112).