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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 755 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1999, and 944 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1998 (753), and casualties fell from 961.

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

Collisions in 1999
755
Level with 1998
Casualties in 1999
944
Down 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 1999

0.8% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious9513%
  • Slight65487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious9910%
  • Slight83889%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 755, level with 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (15%)
  • Tuesday130 (17%)
  • Wednesday114 (15%)
  • Thursday127 (17%)
  • Friday111 (15%)
  • Saturday80 (11%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.2%)
  • February54 (7.2%)
  • March72 (9.5%)
  • April56 (7.4%)
  • May71 (9.4%)
  • June54 (7.2%)
  • July69 (9.1%)
  • August68 (9%)
  • September53 (7%)
  • October84 (11%)
  • November56 (7.4%)
  • December64 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight544 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit200 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds634 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry566 (75%)
  • Wet or damp180 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph647 (86%)
  • 40 mph61 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph39 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway514 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (22%)
  • Roundabout57 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant558 (59%)
  • Pedestrian141 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (13%)
  • Cyclist60 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1057 (6%)
  • 11 to 1554 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20111 (12%)
  • 21 to 25115 (12%)
  • 26 to 35206 (22%)
  • 36 to 45146 (15%)
  • 46 to 5574 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.4%)
  • Over 7526 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider576 (61%)
  • Passenger227 (24%)
  • Pedestrian141 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,015 (75%)
  • Motorcycle125 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 97th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 1999

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 1999: 113, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124113136112
2ndA138110107
3rdA11127592114
4thA1306516813
5thA1240364803
6thA1153293804
7thA123273111
8thA1083263006
9thA11891102
10thA1291202
11thB17891200
12thA4065600
13thB1914903

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1999

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 655.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 1999

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 1999: 206.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years