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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 616 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2004, and 755 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2003 (580), and casualties fell from 756.

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

Collisions in 2004
616
Up 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
755
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2004

1.3% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious6911%
  • Slight53988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious8111%
  • Slight66588%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 616, up 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 616
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (15%)
  • Wednesday100 (16%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday94 (15%)
  • Saturday88 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8%)
  • February43 (7%)
  • March41 (6.7%)
  • April55 (8.9%)
  • May59 (9.6%)
  • June55 (8.9%)
  • July48 (7.8%)
  • August59 (9.6%)
  • September52 (8.4%)
  • October61 (9.9%)
  • November52 (8.4%)
  • December42 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight461 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds544 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry493 (80%)
  • Wet or damp115 (19%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph496 (81%)
  • 40 mph74 (12%)
  • 50 mph40 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (23%)
  • Roundabout45 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant468 (62%)
  • Pedestrian117 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (10%)
  • 21 to 2583 (11%)
  • 26 to 35168 (22%)
  • 36 to 45126 (17%)
  • 46 to 5571 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.6%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded51 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider458 (61%)
  • Passenger180 (24%)
  • Pedestrian117 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car826 (75%)
  • Motorcycle88 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 113th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2004

Eastbury, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 0TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2004, with 57 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2004

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2004: 88, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1248810018
2ndA1387110114
3rdA1112617608
4thA123323803
5thA1153232611
6thA1240232410
7thA1083212716
8thA1306161900
9thA12111600
10thA40691000
11thB1917801
12thA1186601
13thB1785700

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2004

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 531.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2004

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2004: 214.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years