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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 616 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2002, and 773 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2001 (696), and casualties fell from 891.

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

Collisions in 2002
616
Down 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
773
Down 13% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2002

1.5% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious8113%
  • Slight52685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious9212%
  • Slight67287%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 616, down 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (17%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday86 (14%)
  • Friday95 (15%)
  • Saturday73 (12%)
  • Sunday77 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.8%)
  • February42 (6.8%)
  • March47 (7.6%)
  • April56 (9.1%)
  • May51 (8.3%)
  • June55 (8.9%)
  • July52 (8.4%)
  • August55 (8.9%)
  • September57 (9.3%)
  • October40 (6.5%)
  • November54 (8.8%)
  • December65 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit180 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds510 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry465 (75%)
  • Wet or damp146 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph485 (79%)
  • 40 mph74 (12%)
  • 50 mph50 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (23%)
  • Roundabout43 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant446 (58%)
  • Pedestrian122 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (5%)
  • Cyclist38 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3%)
  • 6 to 1046 (6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6%)
  • 16 to 20108 (14%)
  • 21 to 2583 (11%)
  • 26 to 35166 (21%)
  • 36 to 45112 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.6%)
  • Over 7528 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded49 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider448 (58%)
  • Passenger203 (26%)
  • Pedestrian122 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car820 (75%)
  • Motorcycle95 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 118th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2002

Eastbury, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 0TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2002, with 62 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2002

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2002: 84, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12484108012
2ndA138310937
3rdA1112466427
4thA1153242901
5thA1240213600
6thA1083202303
7thA123192501
8thA1306192212
9thA406111702
10thA118101201
11thA1281101
12thB1916802
13thB1784501

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2002

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 534.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2002

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2002: 197.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years