Skip to main content
CrashStats

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 543 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2005, and 682 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2004 (616), and casualties fell from 755.

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

Collisions in 2005
543
Down 12% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
682
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2005

1.1% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2005 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious427.7%
  • Slight49591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious466.7%
  • Slight63092%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 543, down 12% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 543
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (16%)
  • Tuesday83 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (17%)
  • Thursday73 (13%)
  • Friday82 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (12%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.9%)
  • February41 (7.6%)
  • March28 (5.2%)
  • April34 (6.3%)
  • May53 (9.8%)
  • June43 (7.9%)
  • July67 (12%)
  • August50 (9.2%)
  • September45 (8.3%)
  • October41 (7.6%)
  • November50 (9.2%)
  • December48 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds498 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (6.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry469 (86%)
  • Wet or damp73 (13%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph479 (88%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph30 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (17%)
  • Roundabout36 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (62%)
  • Pedestrian102 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7%)
  • 16 to 2098 (14%)
  • 21 to 2572 (11%)
  • 26 to 35140 (21%)
  • 36 to 45108 (16%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 755 (0.7%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded58 (8.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (62%)
  • Passenger158 (23%)
  • Pedestrian102 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car783 (76%)
  • Motorcycle79 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 122nd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2005

Abbey, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 8AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2005, with 64 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2005

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2005: 82, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1248210524
2ndA13607715
3rdA1112405503
4thA123323503
5thA1083223100
6thA1153222804
7thA1240131401
8thA11891002
9thA130691300
10thA127801
11thA4064401
12thB1783500
13thB1912200

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2005

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 488.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2005

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2005: 178.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years