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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 810 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1990, and 999 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1989 (750), and casualties rose from 930.

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

Collisions in 1990
810
Up 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
999
Up 7% on 1989
Fatal collisions
11
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1990

1.4% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious16520%
  • Slight63478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious17718%
  • Slight81181%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 810, up 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (16%)
  • Tuesday91 (11%)
  • Wednesday109 (13%)
  • Thursday131 (16%)
  • Friday132 (16%)
  • Saturday121 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (9.1%)
  • February74 (9.1%)
  • March70 (8.6%)
  • April64 (7.9%)
  • May71 (8.8%)
  • June63 (7.8%)
  • July53 (6.5%)
  • August54 (6.7%)
  • September64 (7.9%)
  • October70 (8.6%)
  • November84 (10%)
  • December69 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight614 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit194 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds691 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry633 (78%)
  • Wet or damp175 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph663 (82%)
  • 40 mph79 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph56 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (22%)
  • Roundabout29 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant540 (54%)
  • Pedestrian202 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist64 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1068 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1579 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20151 (15%)
  • 21 to 25132 (13%)
  • 26 to 35167 (17%)
  • 36 to 4591 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5574 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.9%)
  • Over 7520 (2%)
  • Not recorded72 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider507 (51%)
  • Passenger290 (29%)
  • Pedestrian202 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,053 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle97 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach50 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 108th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1990

The A13 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1990: 119, including 5 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13119149522
2ndA124102120227
3rdA11127587011
4thB1784757010
5thA123343805
6thA12213412
7thB1423212513
8thA1083203107
9thA118162901
10thB1367111102
11thB196111404
12thB1917900
13thA4064802
14thA12403301
15thA11531200

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1990

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 712.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1990

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 1990: 234.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years