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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 805 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1984, and 982 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1983 (755), and casualties rose from 959.

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

Collisions in 1984
805
Up 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
982
Up 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
6.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1984

1.1% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1984 were fatal and 6.3% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious516.3%
  • Slight74593%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious545.5%
  • Slight91994%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 805, up 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (13%)
  • Tuesday128 (16%)
  • Wednesday118 (15%)
  • Thursday107 (13%)
  • Friday136 (17%)
  • Saturday122 (15%)
  • Sunday89 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (8.8%)
  • February58 (7.2%)
  • March59 (7.3%)
  • April68 (8.4%)
  • May73 (9.1%)
  • June74 (9.2%)
  • July57 (7.1%)
  • August71 (8.8%)
  • September62 (7.7%)
  • October60 (7.5%)
  • November87 (11%)
  • December65 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight571 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit233 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds616 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry576 (72%)
  • Wet or damp224 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph681 (85%)
  • 40 mph82 (10%)
  • 50 mph36 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway622 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (18%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (47%)
  • Pedestrian218 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (13%)
  • Cyclist72 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1062 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1581 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20164 (17%)
  • 21 to 25132 (13%)
  • 26 to 35145 (15%)
  • 36 to 4592 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5568 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6568 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded75 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider512 (52%)
  • Passenger252 (26%)
  • Pedestrian218 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car965 (70%)
  • Motorcycle134 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach63 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 105th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1984

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1984: 121, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12412113828
2ndA1311213747
3rdA1112587414
4thB178567011
5thA123476403
6thA118323501
7thA1083232500
8thB1423222402
9thA12172701
10thB1367101300
11thB1967701
12thB1915501
13thB1771100

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1984

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 709.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1984

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 1984: 234.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years