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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 886 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1979, and 1,133 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 29,566 collisions in Barking and Dagenham.

Collisions in 1979
886
Casualties in 1979
1,133
Fatal collisions
14
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1979

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

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious11913%
  • Slight75385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious13011%
  • Slight98887%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 886.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (14%)
  • Tuesday119 (13%)
  • Wednesday121 (14%)
  • Thursday154 (17%)
  • Friday160 (18%)
  • Saturday115 (13%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (8.7%)
  • February58 (6.5%)
  • March80 (9%)
  • April73 (8.2%)
  • May85 (9.6%)
  • June63 (7.1%)
  • July71 (8%)
  • August82 (9.3%)
  • September72 (8.1%)
  • October59 (6.7%)
  • November73 (8.2%)
  • December93 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight638 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit247 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds147 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other714 (81%)

Road surface

  • Dry599 (68%)
  • Wet or damp255 (29%)
  • Snow32 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph752 (85%)
  • 40 mph114 (13%)
  • 70 mph20 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway155 (17%)
  • Single carriageway139 (16%)
  • Roundabout32 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded544 (61%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (42%)
  • Pedestrian255 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist70 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant62 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1078 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 15101 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20187 (17%)
  • 21 to 25117 (10%)
  • 26 to 35154 (14%)
  • 36 to 45103 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5588 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6586 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (2.9%)
  • Over 7523 (2%)
  • Not recorded125 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider560 (49%)
  • Passenger318 (28%)
  • Pedestrian255 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car961 (63%)
  • Motorcycle172 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes132 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach73 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Barking and Dagenham ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 94th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
94th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1979

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1979: 141, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124141168215
2ndA13108152513
3rdA11127298011
4thB1786975010
5thA123466615
6thA118354206
7thA1083232503
8thB1423233624
9thA12203604
10thB1367141701
11thB19161001
12thA1122201
13thA1211100
14thA1281100
15thA1731100
16thA31100

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1979, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years