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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 857 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1980, and 1,051 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (886), and casualties fell from 1,133.

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

Collisions in 1980
857
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,051
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
5.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1980

1.4% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1980 were fatal and 5.3% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious455.3%
  • Slight80093%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious545.1%
  • Slight98494%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 857, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (14%)
  • Tuesday113 (13%)
  • Wednesday143 (17%)
  • Thursday133 (16%)
  • Friday134 (16%)
  • Saturday122 (14%)
  • Sunday89 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.4%)
  • February57 (6.7%)
  • March93 (11%)
  • April64 (7.5%)
  • May68 (7.9%)
  • June67 (7.8%)
  • July67 (7.8%)
  • August60 (7%)
  • September85 (9.9%)
  • October78 (9.1%)
  • November77 (9%)
  • December69 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight622 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit234 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds146 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other708 (83%)

Road surface

  • Dry627 (73%)
  • Wet or damp219 (26%)
  • Snow11 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph733 (86%)
  • 40 mph114 (13%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway159 (19%)
  • Single carriageway149 (17%)
  • Roundabout41 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded479 (56%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (41%)
  • Pedestrian269 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (13%)
  • Cyclist93 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1077 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1580 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20166 (16%)
  • 21 to 25107 (10%)
  • 26 to 35159 (15%)
  • 36 to 4593 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5596 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6575 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.9%)
  • Over 7528 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded90 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider506 (48%)
  • Passenger276 (26%)
  • Pedestrian269 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car946 (64%)
  • Motorcycle148 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach82 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Barking and Dagenham ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 97th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
344th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1980

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1980: 123, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12412314721
2ndA13116157412
3rdA1112617415
4thB178607603
5thA123515602
6thA118354402
7thA1083242812
8thB1423212202
9thA12182710
10thA1126700
11thB13675500
12thB1913300
13thA1941100
14thA7231100

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1980, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years