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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 761 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1987, and 930 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1986 (721), and casualties rose from 928.

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

Collisions in 1987
761
Up 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
930
Level with 1986
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1987

1.3% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious19125%
  • Slight56074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious21123%
  • Slight70976%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 761, up 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (16%)
  • Tuesday116 (15%)
  • Wednesday104 (14%)
  • Thursday116 (15%)
  • Friday120 (16%)
  • Saturday107 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (5.9%)
  • February51 (6.7%)
  • March59 (7.8%)
  • April62 (8.1%)
  • May63 (8.3%)
  • June72 (9.5%)
  • July75 (9.9%)
  • August58 (7.6%)
  • September74 (9.7%)
  • October75 (9.9%)
  • November61 (8%)
  • December66 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight559 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit202 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds594 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry524 (69%)
  • Wet or damp225 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph657 (86%)
  • 40 mph68 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph28 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (51%)
  • Pedestrian213 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist62 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant47 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1073 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1567 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20141 (15%)
  • 21 to 25120 (13%)
  • 26 to 35161 (17%)
  • 36 to 4585 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5563 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded58 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (49%)
  • Passenger260 (28%)
  • Pedestrian213 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car939 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes129 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle92 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach44 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Barking and Dagenham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Barking and Dagenham ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 106th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1987

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1987: 107, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124107136223
2ndA13104137331
3rdA11126682116
4thB178586909
5thA1233643012
6thA1083263004
7thA118212606
8thB1423212303
9thA12131715
10thB1367111203
11thB1965801
12thB1912200

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1987

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 682.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1987

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 1987: 234.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1987, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years