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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 786 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1997, and 1,019 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (742), and casualties rose from 920.

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

Collisions in 1997
786
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,019
Up 11% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious15920%
  • Slight62279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious19019%
  • Slight82481%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 786, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (15%)
  • Tuesday122 (16%)
  • Wednesday97 (12%)
  • Thursday111 (14%)
  • Friday138 (18%)
  • Saturday121 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (5.5%)
  • February64 (8.1%)
  • March58 (7.4%)
  • April69 (8.8%)
  • May57 (7.3%)
  • June87 (11%)
  • July61 (7.8%)
  • August76 (9.7%)
  • September67 (8.5%)
  • October67 (8.5%)
  • November63 (8%)
  • December74 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight549 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds657 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry597 (76%)
  • Wet or damp185 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph662 (84%)
  • 40 mph112 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway591 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (20%)
  • Roundabout29 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant620 (61%)
  • Pedestrian159 (16%)
  • Cyclist80 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1071 (7%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20128 (13%)
  • 21 to 25122 (12%)
  • 26 to 35202 (20%)
  • 36 to 45126 (12%)
  • 46 to 5585 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6545 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.7%)
  • Over 7528 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded69 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider587 (58%)
  • Passenger273 (27%)
  • Pedestrian159 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,108 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle72 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach47 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 99th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1997

The A13 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1997: 112, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13112149126
2ndA124101136215
3rdA111293129017
4thA1083293609
5thA1240253104
6thA123202603
7thA1153192403
8thA118141611
9thA1291702
10thA4068903
11thB1916701
12thB1784502

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1997

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 687.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1997

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 1997: 234.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years