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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 753 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1998, and 961 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (786), and casualties fell from 1,019.

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

Collisions in 1998
753
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
961
Down 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1998

0.4% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious11215%
  • Slight63885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious12613%
  • Slight83287%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 753, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (14%)
  • Tuesday111 (15%)
  • Wednesday129 (17%)
  • Thursday111 (15%)
  • Friday126 (17%)
  • Saturday101 (13%)
  • Sunday70 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (9.3%)
  • February49 (6.5%)
  • March52 (6.9%)
  • April97 (13%)
  • May66 (8.8%)
  • June61 (8.1%)
  • July56 (7.4%)
  • August55 (7.3%)
  • September49 (6.5%)
  • October65 (8.6%)
  • November68 (9%)
  • December65 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight530 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds620 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry559 (74%)
  • Wet or damp186 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph654 (87%)
  • 40 mph68 (9%)
  • 50 mph26 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway544 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (22%)
  • Roundabout36 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant584 (61%)
  • Pedestrian169 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist65 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3%)
  • 6 to 1069 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1574 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20108 (11%)
  • 21 to 25112 (12%)
  • 26 to 35221 (23%)
  • 36 to 45130 (14%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.2%)
  • Over 7517 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider537 (56%)
  • Passenger255 (27%)
  • Pedestrian169 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,047 (77%)
  • Motorcycle80 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach51 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 101st most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1998

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1998: 111, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124111136117
2ndA13106146218
3rdA1112689008
4thA1240414805
5thA123313904
6thA1083253005
7thA1153182102
8thA12111402
9thA11891201
10thA40671101
11thB1787900
12thB1911100

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1998

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 654.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1998

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 1998: 234.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years