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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 585 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2018, and 797 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2017 (630), and casualties fell from 833.

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

Collisions in 2018
585
Down 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
797
Down 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2018

0.2% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9516%
  • Slight48984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious9812%
  • Slight69787%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 585, down 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (9.7%)
  • Friday106 (18%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday84 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.5%)
  • February43 (7.4%)
  • March42 (7.2%)
  • April46 (7.9%)
  • May75 (13%)
  • June45 (7.7%)
  • July52 (8.9%)
  • August51 (8.7%)
  • September47 (8%)
  • October40 (6.8%)
  • November51 (8.7%)
  • December49 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight407 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry456 (78%)
  • Wet or damp108 (18%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph42 (7.2%)
  • 30 mph463 (79%)
  • 40 mph17 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph56 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (25%)
  • Roundabout45 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant499 (63%)
  • Pedestrian105 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (8%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2046 (5.8%)
  • 21 to 2597 (12%)
  • 26 to 35211 (26%)
  • 36 to 45141 (18%)
  • 46 to 5599 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded53 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (59%)
  • Passenger224 (28%)
  • Pedestrian105 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car837 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle69 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Barking and Dagenham ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 58th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2018

Abbey, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 8AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2018, with 62 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2018

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2018: 82, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1248211509
2ndA1378102115
3rdA1112546506
4thA123314307
5thA1240183202
6thA1306182303
7thA1153162104
8thA11891400
9thA1291101
10thA40671201
11thB1917901
12thA10836702
13thA1003300
14thB1783400

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2018

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 516.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2018

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2018: 205.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2018, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years