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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 755 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1983, and 959 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (839), and casualties fell from 1,047.

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

Collisions in 1983
755
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
959
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
4.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1983

1.3% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1983 were fatal and 4.9% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious374.9%
  • Slight70894%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious444.6%
  • Slight90594%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 755, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (13%)
  • Tuesday102 (14%)
  • Wednesday122 (16%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday125 (17%)
  • Saturday122 (16%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (7.5%)
  • February56 (7.4%)
  • March76 (10%)
  • April60 (7.9%)
  • May57 (7.5%)
  • June62 (8.2%)
  • July68 (9%)
  • August62 (8.2%)
  • September60 (7.9%)
  • October60 (7.9%)
  • November74 (9.8%)
  • December63 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight534 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit217 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds591 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (2%)
  • Not recorded15 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry558 (74%)
  • Wet or damp183 (24%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph645 (85%)
  • 40 mph98 (13%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway529 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (43%)
  • Pedestrian238 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (13%)
  • Cyclist95 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1089 (9.3%)
  • 11 to 1579 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20166 (17%)
  • 21 to 25119 (12%)
  • 26 to 35118 (12%)
  • 36 to 4576 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5580 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4%)
  • Over 7529 (3%)
  • Not recorded75 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (52%)
  • Pedestrian238 (25%)
  • Passenger226 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car881 (68%)
  • Motorcycle139 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5%)
  • Bus or coach53 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Barking and Dagenham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Barking and Dagenham ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 105th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
344th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1983

The A13 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1983: 97, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA139714136
2ndA124869905
3rdA1112648004
4thA123586522
5thB178577615
6thA118314010
7thB1423232602
8thA12172210
9thB1367162102
10thA1083142000
11thB1915800
12thB1964400

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1983

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 677.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1983

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 1983: 211.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1983, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years