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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 747 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1988, and 926 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 203 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (761), and casualties fell from 930.

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

Collisions in 1988
747
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
926
Level with 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
203
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1988

1.1% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1988 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious20327%
  • Slight53672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious23425%
  • Slight68474%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 747, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (13%)
  • Tuesday89 (12%)
  • Wednesday125 (17%)
  • Thursday110 (15%)
  • Friday134 (18%)
  • Saturday101 (14%)
  • Sunday90 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (9.4%)
  • February49 (6.6%)
  • March75 (10%)
  • April76 (10%)
  • May72 (9.6%)
  • June64 (8.6%)
  • July57 (7.6%)
  • August56 (7.5%)
  • September67 (9%)
  • October53 (7.1%)
  • November54 (7.2%)
  • December54 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight559 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit188 (25%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds610 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry536 (72%)
  • Wet or damp205 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph652 (87%)
  • 40 mph60 (8%)
  • 50 mph32 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway542 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout29 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant482 (52%)
  • Pedestrian197 (21%)
  • Cyclist76 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (8%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1071 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1575 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20116 (13%)
  • 21 to 25122 (13%)
  • 26 to 35145 (16%)
  • 36 to 4595 (10%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.9%)
  • Over 7524 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded54 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider478 (52%)
  • Passenger251 (27%)
  • Pedestrian197 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car962 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle80 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (6%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • 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 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 111th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
111th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1988

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1988: 123, including 2 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124123154231
2ndA1399142234
3rdA1112627619
4thB178364407
5thA123283605
6thA118222505
7thA1083192202
8thB1423192113
9thB1367151604
10thA12121803
11thB1965601
12thB1914400

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1988

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 669.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1988

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 1988: 217.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years