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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2015, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2014 (507), and casualties fell from 649.

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

Collisions in 2015
482
Down 5% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
622
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
5.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2015

0.6% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2015 were fatal and 5.4% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious265.4%
  • Slight45394%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious274.3%
  • Slight59295%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 482, down 5% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 482
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (16%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.8%)
  • February47 (9.8%)
  • March39 (8.1%)
  • April32 (6.6%)
  • May43 (8.9%)
  • June35 (7.3%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August37 (7.7%)
  • September41 (8.5%)
  • October40 (8.3%)
  • November57 (12%)
  • December30 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds437 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry404 (84%)
  • Wet or damp76 (16%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph423 (88%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph36 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (22%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (59%)
  • Pedestrian106 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (11%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2049 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 35147 (24%)
  • 36 to 45100 (16%)
  • 46 to 5577 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (61%)
  • Passenger134 (22%)
  • Pedestrian106 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car637 (74%)
  • Motorcycle74 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 83rd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2015

Abbey, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 8AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2015, with 56 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2015

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2015: 72, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124729011
2ndA13588102
3rdA1112294001
4thA1153283600
5thA123263411
6thA1240242602
7thA1083131701
8thA1306121901
9thA1292001
10thA1187800
11thB1784710
12thA4061200

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2015

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 433.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2015

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2015: 191.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2015, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years