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Barking and Dagenham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 29,566 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025, and 37,423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 283 were fatal and 3,884 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 480 collisions, level with 2024 (482), and casualties fell from 599 to 586.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
29,566
97th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37,423
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
283
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
480
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham

1% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2831%
  • Serious3,88413%
  • Slight25,39986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2950.8%
  • Serious4,33812%
  • Slight32,79088%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. In 2025 there were 480, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 480
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025480586
2024482599
2023443569
2022477581
2021480612
2020452599
2019606795
2018585797
2017630833
2016516672
2015482622
2014507649
2013431520
2012436576
2011476607
2010447545
2009404524
2008479615
2007439575
2006525623
2005543682
2004616755
2003580756
2002616773
2001696891
20007711,051
1999755944
1998753961
19977861,019
1996742920
1995673852
1994702911
1993651819
1992690869
1991655838
1990810999
1989750930
1988747926
1987761930
1986721928
1985763935
1984805982
1983755959
19828391,047
19818661,063
19808571,051
19798861,133

When and where crashes happen in Barking and Dagenham

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,163 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,357 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,422 (15%)
  • Thursday4,448 (15%)
  • Friday4,864 (16%)
  • Saturday4,102 (14%)
  • Sunday3,210 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59934 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59530 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,725 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,046 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,182 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597,195 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,070 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,884 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,330 (7.9%)
  • February2,169 (7.3%)
  • March2,462 (8.3%)
  • April2,404 (8.1%)
  • May2,539 (8.6%)
  • June2,472 (8.4%)
  • July2,497 (8.4%)
  • August2,361 (8%)
  • September2,541 (8.6%)
  • October2,635 (8.9%)
  • November2,693 (9.1%)
  • December2,463 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight21,212 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8,048 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown192 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit74 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22,140 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,711 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds309 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds203 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds126 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist81 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (under 0.1%)
  • Other2,561 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded423 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry22,462 (76%)
  • Wet or damp6,522 (22%)
  • Frost or ice225 (0.8%)
  • Snow114 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep15 (0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded223 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph504 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph24,574 (83%)
  • 40 mph2,571 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph1,631 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph74 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph202 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway19,108 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway6,248 (21%)
  • Roundabout1,506 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road797 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1,907 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant20,652 (55%)
  • Pedestrian6,785 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist3,896 (10%)
  • Cyclist2,456 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,630 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant1,112 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant351 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)253 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant176 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant64 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,069 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 102,126 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 152,449 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 204,540 (12%)
  • 21 to 254,496 (12%)
  • 26 to 357,456 (20%)
  • 36 to 455,034 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,429 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 652,246 (6%)
  • 66 to 751,196 (3.2%)
  • Over 75823 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2,559 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider21,140 (56%)
  • Passenger9,498 (25%)
  • Pedestrian6,785 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car38,812 (73%)
  • Motorcycle4,140 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,280 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle2,507 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach1,862 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,602 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car514 (1%)
  • Other vehicle400 (0.8%)
  • Minibus120 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)36 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Barking and Dagenham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Barking and Dagenham ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 97th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 121st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
94thRochdale30,88641,4853884,058
95thCalderdale30,52141,9004735,244
96thTrafford29,67439,1293803,535
97thBarking and Dagenham (this area)29,56637,4232833,884
98thRichmond upon Thames29,30034,1082294,911
99thMerton29,17334,6802374,516
100thHighland28,65143,4331,1958,901

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham

Abbey, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 8AF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham, with 1,323 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025: 4,114, including 41 fatal and 482 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1244,1145,13441482
2ndA133,9315,31875545
3rdA11122,5853,34725331
4thA1231,4591,8059154
5thA12408431,0455108
6thA10837931,0118109
7thB178787968994
8thA1153748940482
9thA118731902687
10thA12467705858
11thA1306432595644
12thB1423231277638
13thA406230318026
14thB191170214024
15thB1367150176020
16thB1965266014
17thA112192001
18thA1003300
19thA10061100
20thA10331100

Towns in Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 23,803.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025: 8,648.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham

Of the latest 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity