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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 763 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1985, and 935 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (805), and casualties fell from 982.

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

Collisions in 1985
763
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
935
Down 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
16
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1985

2.1% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1985 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious13217%
  • Slight61581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious14415%
  • Slight77583%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 763, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (14%)
  • Tuesday118 (15%)
  • Wednesday90 (12%)
  • Thursday129 (17%)
  • Friday121 (16%)
  • Saturday114 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (9.7%)
  • February67 (8.8%)
  • March70 (9.2%)
  • April59 (7.7%)
  • May44 (5.8%)
  • June73 (9.6%)
  • July71 (9.3%)
  • August62 (8.1%)
  • September56 (7.3%)
  • October74 (9.7%)
  • November67 (8.8%)
  • December46 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight533 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit227 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds586 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry537 (70%)
  • Wet or damp207 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.7%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph666 (87%)
  • 40 mph48 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph44 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway567 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (50%)
  • Pedestrian203 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (11%)
  • Cyclist69 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1051 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1567 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20153 (16%)
  • 21 to 25124 (13%)
  • 26 to 35138 (15%)
  • 36 to 4579 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5572 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6564 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.3%)
  • Over 7541 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded75 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (51%)
  • Passenger258 (28%)
  • Pedestrian203 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car936 (70%)
  • Motorcycle113 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach53 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 105th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1985

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1985: 119, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124119147216
2ndA13106132313
3rdA11126179114
4thA123546319
5thB178517136
6thA1083233103
7thA118232606
8thB1423182306
9thB1367141403
10thA12121300
11thB1965904
12thB1912200

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1985

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 692.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1985

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 1985: 255.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years