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West Kingsdown road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, from 1979 to 2025, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 73 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
323
1,490th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
437
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
73
82 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for West Kingsdown

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7323%
  • Slight24877%

What the data shows

  • West Kingsdown had 47 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% fewer than the 50 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in West Kingsdown were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 51 children under 16 were killed or injured in West Kingsdown, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in West Kingsdown.

Where West Kingsdown ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,490th
Most casualties
1,447th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,392nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (11%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (18%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (30%)
  • 40 mph165 (51%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph45 (14%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant269 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (20%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

West Kingsdown road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Kingsdown, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in West Kingsdown peaked at 14 in 1987; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202422
202325
202245
202178
202077
201958
2018511
201744
2016611
201577
201457
201345
201267
2011516
201056
200967
200845
200747
200645
2005610
200456
20031113
2002610
20011013
2000810
199989
199867
1997910
1996814
199566
1994811
19931011
19921114
19911010
1990914
19891218
198866
19871421
19861015
1985811
198468
198345
19821221
19811213
198066
197957

Map of recent crashes in West Kingsdown

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in West Kingsdown

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in West Kingsdown

The 24 most recent collisions in West Kingsdown happened between 22 August 2020 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in West Kingsdown

Of the 323 collisions in West Kingsdown, 205 were on the A20.

Collisions in West Kingsdown on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20205286248

Council area for West Kingsdown

West Kingsdown is in Sevenoaks, where police recorded 19,558 collisions from 1979 to 2025. West Kingsdown accounts for 1.6% of them.

Postcode districts in West Kingsdown

Collisions in West Kingsdown were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by TN15 (308) and DA3 (15).