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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2009, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2008 (479), and casualties fell from 615.

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

Collisions in 2009
404
Down 16% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
524
Down 15% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2009 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious409.9%
  • Slight36290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious438.2%
  • Slight47991%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 404, down 16% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 404
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (11%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.7%)
  • February15 (3.7%)
  • March37 (9.2%)
  • April28 (6.9%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June33 (8.2%)
  • July36 (8.9%)
  • August37 (9.2%)
  • September35 (8.7%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December32 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (82%)
  • Wet or damp67 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph357 (88%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (21%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (62%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2059 (11%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 35118 (23%)
  • 36 to 4583 (16%)
  • 46 to 5554 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (64%)
  • Passenger119 (23%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car581 (76%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 142nd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2009

Abbey, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 8AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2009, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2009

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2009: 54, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124546615
2ndA13457205
3rdA1112334704
4thA123243400
5thA1153192101
6thA1240171800
7thA1083151700
8thA1291502
9thB1918800
10thA13066802
11thA4065800
12thA1184500
13thB1782200

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2009

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 346.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2009

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2009: 130.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years