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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 655 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1991, and 838 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1990 (810), and casualties fell from 999.

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

Collisions in 1991
655
Down 19% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
838
Down 16% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1991

0.6% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1991 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious11818%
  • Slight53381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious13616%
  • Slight69783%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 655, down 19% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (16%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday104 (16%)
  • Saturday93 (14%)
  • Sunday86 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.9%)
  • February41 (6.3%)
  • March62 (9.5%)
  • April59 (9%)
  • May55 (8.4%)
  • June54 (8.2%)
  • July50 (7.6%)
  • August47 (7.2%)
  • September55 (8.4%)
  • October63 (9.6%)
  • November65 (9.9%)
  • December46 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight470 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds555 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry505 (77%)
  • Wet or damp136 (21%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph520 (79%)
  • 40 mph71 (11%)
  • 50 mph60 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway477 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway161 (25%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (53%)
  • Pedestrian172 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (8%)
  • Van occupant53 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1077 (9.2%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20109 (13%)
  • 21 to 25110 (13%)
  • 26 to 35155 (18%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded74 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (51%)
  • Passenger237 (28%)
  • Pedestrian172 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car839 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle72 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 124th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1991

The A13 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1991: 118, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13118177122
2ndA1248095011
3rdA1112598007
4thA1240313806
5thA123303105
6thA1153222803
7thA1083131801
8thB178131504
9thA118111303
10thA406101201
11thB13675601
12thA121300
13thB1911100

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1991

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 586.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1991

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 1991: 186.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1991, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years