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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 839 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1982, and 1,047 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1981 (866), and casualties fell from 1,063.

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

Collisions in 1982
839
Down 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,047
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
4.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1982

1.5% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1982 were fatal and 4.9% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious414.9%
  • Slight78594%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious454.3%
  • Slight98894%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 839, down 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (14%)
  • Tuesday119 (14%)
  • Wednesday117 (14%)
  • Thursday132 (16%)
  • Friday140 (17%)
  • Saturday117 (14%)
  • Sunday93 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59214 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.2%)
  • February70 (8.3%)
  • March86 (10%)
  • April61 (7.3%)
  • May65 (7.7%)
  • June58 (6.9%)
  • July79 (9.4%)
  • August67 (8%)
  • September78 (9.3%)
  • October75 (8.9%)
  • November64 (7.6%)
  • December76 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight585 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit239 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds639 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry574 (68%)
  • Wet or damp244 (29%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph709 (85%)
  • 40 mph118 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway597 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway170 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (44%)
  • Pedestrian254 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (15%)
  • Cyclist66 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1082 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1583 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20173 (17%)
  • 21 to 25138 (13%)
  • 26 to 35166 (16%)
  • 36 to 4589 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5581 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6576 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.3%)
  • Over 7527 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded61 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (53%)
  • Pedestrian254 (24%)
  • Passenger239 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car958 (68%)
  • Motorcycle159 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach63 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.6%)
  • Minibus19 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Barking and Dagenham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Barking and Dagenham ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 100th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
345th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1982

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1982: 134, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12413416113
2ndA1310914544
3rdA11129912842
4thA123424704
5thA118313301
6thA1153243114
7thA1083203400
8thA1240202510
9thA12141910
10thB178111100
11thB136771400
12thA1126600
13thB1914500
14thA1111101
15thA141100
16thA181100
17thB1921200
18thB31671100

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1982

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 741.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1982

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 1982: 228.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1982, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years