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Swanley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,585 road traffic collisions in Swanley, Sevenoaks, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,055 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 298 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, up from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,585
539th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,055
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
15 people killed
Serious collisions
298
336 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
Up 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Swanley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal110.7%
  • Serious29819%
  • Slight1,27681%

What the data shows

  • Swanley had 240 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 297 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Swanley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 329 children under 16 were killed or injured in Swanley, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Swanley.

Where Swanley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
539th
Most casualties
526th
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
511th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday204 (13%)
  • Tuesday230 (15%)
  • Wednesday251 (16%)
  • Thursday232 (15%)
  • Friday275 (17%)
  • Saturday214 (14%)
  • Sunday179 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,154 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit359 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,270 (80%)
  • Roundabout146 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,103 (70%)
  • 40 mph256 (16%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph79 (5%)
  • 70 mph127 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,211 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds252 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.4%)
  • Other41 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded38 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,166 (57%)
  • Pedestrian336 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist280 (14%)
  • Cyclist180 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant38 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Swanley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swanley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Swanley peaked at 50 in 1991; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252229
20241823
20232326
20222135
20212634
20202021
20192330
20182951
20172328
20163547
20153444
20143247
20132325
20123142
20112936
20102433
20092933
20082735
20072936
20063954
20053753
20043849
20032837
20024864
20013250
20003847
19994158
19984456
19973648
19964553
19953136
19944450
19934459
19924058
19915068
19904359
19894653
19883745
19872732
19863649
19854044
19843652
19833237
19823851
19814247
19804152
19793439

Map of recent crashes in Swanley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Swanley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Swanley

The 24 most recent collisions in Swanley happened between 29 November 2024 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Swanley

The B2173 has the most collisions in Swanley, 637 of 1,585 (40%), followed by the B258 (236).

Collisions in Swanley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB21736378335131
2ndB258236291039
3rdA20118178414
4thM25347604
5thM206800

Council areas covering Swanley

Collisions in Swanley were recorded in 4 council areas. Sevenoaks has 1,536 of 1,585 (97%).

Collisions in Swanley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSevenoaks1,5361,98411286
2ndBexley365608
3rdDartford6602
4thBromley4601

Postcode district for Swanley

All 1,585 collisions in Swanley were in the BR8 postcode district.