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Sevenoaks road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,440 road traffic collisions in Sevenoaks from 1979 to 2025, and 2,963 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 444 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 38 collisions, up 58% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
2,440
395th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,963
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
24 people killed
Serious collisions
444
476 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
38
Up 58% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Up 50% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Sevenoaks

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal220.9%
  • Serious44418%
  • Slight1,97481%

What the data shows

  • Sevenoaks had 349 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 398 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Sevenoaks were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 324 children under 16 were killed or injured in Sevenoaks, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Sevenoaks.

Where Sevenoaks ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
395th
Most casualties
405th
Most fatal collisions
451st
Most serious collisions
371st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday318 (13%)
  • Tuesday387 (16%)
  • Wednesday362 (15%)
  • Thursday378 (15%)
  • Friday453 (19%)
  • Saturday339 (14%)
  • Sunday203 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,782 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit545 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit43 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,259 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout57 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph2,145 (88%)
  • 40 mph180 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph77 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,849 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds410 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other64 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded49 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,469 (50%)
  • Pedestrian649 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist463 (16%)
  • Cyclist267 (9%)
  • Van occupant44 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Sevenoaks road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sevenoaks, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Sevenoaks peaked at 105 in 1980; 2025 had 38.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 38
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253848
20242432
20233537
20223947
20213240
20203036
20193239
20183045
20174449
20164552
20154651
20143134
20133246
20123541
20113031
20104047
20095156
20084957
20074254
20064244
20053243
20045061
20033948
20025767
20015272
20005068
19996682
19985366
19976272
19965471
19956781
19945665
199372106
19925464
19915064
19906479
19896373
19884452
19875358
19866687
19857799
198493103
19836271
198287105
198191107
1980105120
19797493

Map of recent crashes in Sevenoaks

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Sevenoaks

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Sevenoaks

The 24 most recent collisions in Sevenoaks happened between 3 June and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Sevenoaks

The A225 has the most collisions in Sevenoaks, 634 of 2,440 (26%), followed by the A25 (539).

Collisions in Sevenoaks on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2256347656111
2ndA25539671789
3rdA224364421557
4thA2028159183042
5thB2019101136223
6thB2042142403
7thA217701
8thB20283502

Council areas covering Sevenoaks

Collisions in Sevenoaks were recorded in 2 council areas. Sevenoaks has 2,434 of 2,440 (99.8%).

Collisions in Sevenoaks by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSevenoaks2,4342,95722442
2ndTunbridge Wells4401

Postcode districts in Sevenoaks

Collisions in Sevenoaks were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by TN13 (2,133) and TN14 (269).