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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 742 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1996, and 920 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1995 (673), and casualties rose from 852.

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

Collisions in 1996
742
Up 10% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
920
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1996

0.5% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious10815%
  • Slight63085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious12213%
  • Slight79486%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 742, up 10% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (12%)
  • Tuesday100 (13%)
  • Wednesday110 (15%)
  • Thursday122 (16%)
  • Friday156 (21%)
  • Saturday89 (12%)
  • Sunday74 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (5.3%)
  • February73 (9.8%)
  • March72 (9.7%)
  • April57 (7.7%)
  • May74 (10%)
  • June62 (8.4%)
  • July59 (8%)
  • August48 (6.5%)
  • September73 (9.8%)
  • October67 (9%)
  • November61 (8.2%)
  • December57 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight540 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit193 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds631 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry586 (79%)
  • Wet or damp147 (20%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph614 (83%)
  • 40 mph100 (13%)
  • 50 mph22 (3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway559 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (18%)
  • Roundabout45 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant557 (61%)
  • Pedestrian161 (18%)
  • Cyclist66 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1058 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1578 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20111 (12%)
  • 21 to 25128 (14%)
  • 26 to 35214 (23%)
  • 36 to 45101 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.4%)
  • Over 7519 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded61 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider536 (58%)
  • Passenger223 (24%)
  • Pedestrian161 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,056 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle65 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 104th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1996

The A13 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1996: 112, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13112138223
2ndA12488107112
3rdA111277100110
4thA1153303403
5thA1083222902
6thA123202505
7thA1240202002
8thA118151901
9thA12131501
10thB178101101
11thA4065502
12thB1912200

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1996

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 637.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1996

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 1996: 197.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1996, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years