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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 696 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2001, and 891 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2000 (771), and casualties fell from 1,051.

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

Collisions in 2001
696
Down 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
891
Down 15% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2001

0.4% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious9914%
  • Slight59485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious10812%
  • Slight78088%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 696, down 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday108 (16%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday120 (17%)
  • Saturday109 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.6%)
  • February49 (7%)
  • March57 (8.2%)
  • April61 (8.8%)
  • May55 (7.9%)
  • June55 (7.9%)
  • July50 (7.2%)
  • August48 (6.9%)
  • September52 (7.5%)
  • October75 (11%)
  • November65 (9.3%)
  • December76 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds592 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (14%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry503 (72%)
  • Wet or damp180 (26%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph506 (73%)
  • 40 mph127 (18%)
  • 50 mph59 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (23%)
  • Roundabout53 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant538 (60%)
  • Pedestrian127 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist42 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1047 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (10%)
  • 21 to 2578 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 35196 (22%)
  • 36 to 45150 (17%)
  • 46 to 5584 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.6%)
  • Over 7516 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded48 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider513 (58%)
  • Passenger251 (28%)
  • Pedestrian127 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car936 (75%)
  • Motorcycle111 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5%)
  • Bus or coach56 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Barking and Dagenham ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 106th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2001

Eastbury, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 0TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2001, with 77 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2001

The A13 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2001: 101, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13101148016
2ndA1248097011
3rdA1112648306
4thA1306314805
5thA123283702
6thA1240263317
7thA1153232503
8thA1083202402
9thA118182403
10thA406111800
11thA1291701
12thB1788903
13thB1911101

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2001

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 604.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2001

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2001: 237.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years