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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 516 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2016, and 672 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2015 (482), and casualties rose from 622.

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

Collisions in 2016
516
Up 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
672
Up 8% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
5.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2016

0.8% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2016 were fatal and 5.8% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious305.8%
  • Slight48293%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious395.8%
  • Slight62994%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 516, up 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (16%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (10%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.7%)
  • February44 (8.5%)
  • March36 (7%)
  • April45 (8.7%)
  • May41 (7.9%)
  • June34 (6.6%)
  • July36 (7%)
  • August38 (7.4%)
  • September44 (8.5%)
  • October39 (7.6%)
  • November66 (13%)
  • December43 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry433 (84%)
  • Wet or damp73 (14%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph426 (83%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph56 (11%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (21%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (61%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (11%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2047 (7%)
  • 21 to 2582 (12%)
  • 26 to 35163 (24%)
  • 36 to 45125 (19%)
  • 46 to 5580 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.1%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (63%)
  • Passenger162 (24%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car738 (74%)
  • Motorcycle87 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 75th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2016

Eastbury, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 0TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2016, with 59 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2016

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2016: 80, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124809415
2ndA13719826
3rdA1112405801
4thA1153303803
5thA123263202
6thA1240202503
7thA1306162510
8thA1083152400
9thA1281400
10thB1787800
11thA1186701
12thB1913500
13thA4062200

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2016

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 457.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2016

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2016: 179.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years