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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2012, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2011 (476), and casualties fell from 607.

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

Collisions in 2012
436
Down 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
576
Down 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2012 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious429.6%
  • Slight39290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious457.8%
  • Slight52992%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 436, down 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 436
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday75 (17%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (10%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (10%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March39 (8.9%)
  • April36 (8.3%)
  • May32 (7.3%)
  • June31 (7.1%)
  • July37 (8.5%)
  • August33 (7.6%)
  • September37 (8.5%)
  • October41 (9.4%)
  • November37 (8.5%)
  • December43 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (77%)
  • Wet or damp93 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph398 (91%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (19%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (63%)
  • Pedestrian84 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2049 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 35125 (22%)
  • 36 to 45107 (19%)
  • 46 to 5565 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded30 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (62%)
  • Passenger135 (23%)
  • Pedestrian84 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car626 (77%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 103rd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2012

Valence, Barking and Dagenham, RM8 3XH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2012, with 38 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2012

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2012: 54, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124547805
2ndA1112476105
3rdA13416205
4thA123202902
5thA1153172101
6thA118161700
7thA1306162802
8thA1240132000
9thA1291200
10thA108371000
11thB1785600
12thB1914500
13thA4062200

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2012

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 385.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2012

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2012: 135.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years