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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 721 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1986, and 928 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1985 (763), and casualties fell from 935.

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

Collisions in 1986
721
Down 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
928
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1986

1.5% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1986 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious12818%
  • Slight58281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious15116%
  • Slight76582%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 721, down 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (16%)
  • Tuesday95 (13%)
  • Wednesday112 (16%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday107 (15%)
  • Saturday112 (16%)
  • Sunday73 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (10%)
  • February50 (6.9%)
  • March66 (9.2%)
  • April56 (7.8%)
  • May45 (6.2%)
  • June51 (7.1%)
  • July58 (8%)
  • August57 (7.9%)
  • September67 (9.3%)
  • October72 (10%)
  • November67 (9.3%)
  • December60 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight503 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds569 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry495 (69%)
  • Wet or damp213 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph615 (85%)
  • 40 mph67 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph35 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway538 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (20%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant477 (51%)
  • Pedestrian218 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist55 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1068 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1584 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20141 (15%)
  • 21 to 25114 (12%)
  • 26 to 35139 (15%)
  • 36 to 45105 (11%)
  • 46 to 5568 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.7%)
  • Over 7521 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded56 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider432 (47%)
  • Passenger278 (30%)
  • Pedestrian218 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car880 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle80 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach50 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 116th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1986

The A13 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1986: 106, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13106141326
2ndA12482124215
3rdA11125971113
4thB178435117
5thA123303403
6thA118223212
7thA1083192501
8thB1367192204
9thB1423182014
10thA1291200
11thB19681000
12thB1913400

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1986

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 649.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1986

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 1986: 213.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years