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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 866 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1981, and 1,063 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1980 (857), and casualties rose from 1,051.

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

Collisions in 1981
866
Up 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,063
Up 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
17
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
4% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1981

2% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1981 were fatal and 4% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious354%
  • Slight81494%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.6%
  • Serious383.6%
  • Slight1,00895%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 866, up 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (15%)
  • Tuesday134 (15%)
  • Wednesday136 (16%)
  • Thursday124 (14%)
  • Friday140 (16%)
  • Saturday112 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59119 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (8.4%)
  • February70 (8.1%)
  • March83 (9.6%)
  • April72 (8.3%)
  • May91 (11%)
  • June73 (8.4%)
  • July67 (7.7%)
  • August57 (6.6%)
  • September65 (7.5%)
  • October86 (9.9%)
  • November76 (8.8%)
  • December53 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight615 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds154 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other702 (81%)

Road surface

  • Dry616 (71%)
  • Wet or damp231 (27%)
  • Snow19 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph756 (87%)
  • 40 mph101 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway150 (17%)
  • Single carriageway140 (16%)
  • Roundabout53 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded502 (58%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant462 (43%)
  • Pedestrian255 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (14%)
  • Cyclist87 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1077 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1592 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20197 (19%)
  • 21 to 25102 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35132 (12%)
  • 36 to 4580 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5578 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6594 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.6%)
  • Over 7528 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded107 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider524 (49%)
  • Passenger284 (27%)
  • Pedestrian255 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car977 (65%)
  • Motorcycle163 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (6%)
  • Bus or coach85 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Barking and Dagenham ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 93rd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
346th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1981

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1981: 152, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12415218526
2ndA1310011834
3rdA1112739121
4thB178738003
5thA123405122
6thA118334011
7thA1083273411
8thB1423273213
9thA1291501
10thB13676700
11thA1125500
12thB1914400
13thA12402200
14thA10061100
15thA10331100
16thA111400
17thB1371110
18thB14211100
19thB1731200

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1981, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years