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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2007, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2006 (525), and casualties fell from 623.

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

Collisions in 2007
439
Down 16% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
575
Down 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2007

1.6% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2007 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious4610%
  • Slight38688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious539.2%
  • Slight51590%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 439, down 16% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 439
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (18%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.8%)
  • February28 (6.4%)
  • March48 (11%)
  • April34 (7.7%)
  • May42 (9.6%)
  • June31 (7.1%)
  • July32 (7.3%)
  • August38 (8.7%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October36 (8.2%)
  • November37 (8.4%)
  • December39 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (88%)
  • Wet or damp45 (10%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph389 (89%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph26 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (20%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (66%)
  • Pedestrian87 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5%)
  • 16 to 2067 (12%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (20%)
  • 36 to 4584 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded58 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (63%)
  • Passenger124 (22%)
  • Pedestrian87 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car663 (81%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Barking and Dagenham ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 156th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2007

Abbey, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 8AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2007, with 52 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2007

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2007: 64, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124647414
2ndA13577414
3rdA1112406014
4thA123293601
5thA1306182614
6thA1240151904
7thA1153131700
8thA1083101601
9thA11881001
10thA1271011
11thA4065801
12thB1784600
13thB1912400

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2007

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 377.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2007

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2007: 155.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2007, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years