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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 630 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2017, and 833 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2016 (516), and casualties rose from 672.

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

Collisions in 2017
630
Up 22% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
833
Up 24% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2017

0.5% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious8313%
  • Slight54486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious8811%
  • Slight74289%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 630, up 22% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday96 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (13%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday99 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.9%)
  • February46 (7.3%)
  • March52 (8.3%)
  • April48 (7.6%)
  • May51 (8.1%)
  • June57 (9%)
  • July61 (9.7%)
  • August37 (5.9%)
  • September56 (8.9%)
  • October59 (9.4%)
  • November56 (8.9%)
  • December57 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight446 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds517 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry482 (77%)
  • Wet or damp106 (17%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded38 (6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph523 (83%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph50 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (20%)
  • Roundabout45 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (55%)
  • Pedestrian135 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist42 (5%)
  • Van occupant25 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2068 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 25106 (13%)
  • 26 to 35201 (24%)
  • 36 to 45135 (16%)
  • 46 to 55110 (13%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (56%)
  • Passenger233 (28%)
  • Pedestrian135 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car836 (72%)
  • Motorcycle96 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach49 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 56th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2017

Abbey, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 8AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2017, with 72 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2017

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2017: 89, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12489123015
2ndA137610008
3rdA11125986111
4thA123394608
5thA1153293801
6thA1240192202
7thA1306192905
8thA118182202
9thA1083142213
10thA12111701
11thA4065600
12thB1784401
13thB1913500

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2017

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 564.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2017

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2017: 249.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years