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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2008, and 615 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2007 (439), and casualties rose from 575.

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

Collisions in 2008
479
Up 9% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
615
Up 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2008

1.7% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2008 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious479.8%
  • Slight42489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious558.9%
  • Slight55290%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 479, up 9% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 479
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.1%)
  • February39 (8.1%)
  • March31 (6.5%)
  • April36 (7.5%)
  • May41 (8.6%)
  • June35 (7.3%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August37 (7.7%)
  • September35 (7.3%)
  • October46 (9.6%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December37 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded43 (9%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (81%)
  • Wet or damp87 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph405 (85%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph29 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (27%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (61%)
  • Pedestrian98 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2078 (13%)
  • 21 to 2566 (11%)
  • 26 to 35132 (21%)
  • 36 to 4599 (16%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.1%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded58 (9.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider392 (64%)
  • Passenger125 (20%)
  • Pedestrian98 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car702 (78%)
  • Motorcycle60 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 122nd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2008

Abbey, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 8AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2008, with 56 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2008

The A124 and A13 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2008, with 55 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124556815
2ndA13557602
3rdA1112345016
4thA123303701
5thA1240212400
6thA1153203002
7thA1306172002
8thA118111212
9thA10839901
10thA1291512
11thB1788900
12thA4067901
13thB1917901

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2008

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 420.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2008

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2008: 157.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2008, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years