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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 750 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1989, and 930 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1988 (747), and casualties rose from 926.

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

Collisions in 1989
750
Level with 1988
Casualties in 1989
930
Level with 1988
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1989

0.8% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious15821%
  • Slight58678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious17419%
  • Slight74981%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 750, level with 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (12%)
  • Tuesday107 (14%)
  • Wednesday134 (18%)
  • Thursday120 (16%)
  • Friday107 (14%)
  • Saturday123 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (9.5%)
  • February74 (9.9%)
  • March55 (7.3%)
  • April58 (7.7%)
  • May60 (8%)
  • June39 (5.2%)
  • July58 (7.7%)
  • August52 (6.9%)
  • September64 (8.5%)
  • October76 (10%)
  • November76 (10%)
  • December67 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight547 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds616 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry545 (73%)
  • Wet or damp193 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph638 (85%)
  • 40 mph57 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph48 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway554 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (20%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant506 (54%)
  • Pedestrian199 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist66 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant40 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1069 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1569 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20133 (14%)
  • 21 to 25128 (14%)
  • 26 to 35144 (15%)
  • 36 to 4595 (10%)
  • 46 to 5564 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded75 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (50%)
  • Passenger263 (28%)
  • Pedestrian199 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car968 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle78 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (5%)
  • Bus or coach45 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 119th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1989

The A13 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1989: 103, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13103132222
2ndA124102121214
3rdA1112455605
4thA123435105
5thB178416008
6thA118222803
7thB1423182506
8thA1240172205
9thA1083162319
10thA12142405
11thB13677700
12thB1967803
13thB1914700

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1989

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 668.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1989

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 1989: 227.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years