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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 606 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2019, and 795 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2018 (585), and casualties fell from 797.

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

Collisions in 2019
606
Up 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
795
Level with 2018
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2019 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious8013%
  • Slight52286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious8511%
  • Slight70689%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 606, up 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (15%)
  • Tuesday96 (16%)
  • Wednesday95 (16%)
  • Thursday92 (15%)
  • Friday84 (14%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.9%)
  • February38 (6.3%)
  • March46 (7.6%)
  • April51 (8.4%)
  • May44 (7.3%)
  • June49 (8.1%)
  • July63 (10%)
  • August59 (9.7%)
  • September52 (8.6%)
  • October55 (9.1%)
  • November49 (8.1%)
  • December46 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight430 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds459 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry454 (75%)
  • Wet or damp122 (20%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph44 (7.3%)
  • 30 mph464 (77%)
  • 40 mph24 (4%)
  • 50 mph67 (11%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant457 (57%)
  • Pedestrian109 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist60 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2060 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 2582 (10%)
  • 26 to 35197 (25%)
  • 36 to 45163 (21%)
  • 46 to 55105 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.6%)
  • Over 756 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded45 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (61%)
  • Passenger198 (25%)
  • Pedestrian109 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car826 (72%)
  • Motorcycle81 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 49th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2019

Eastbury, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 0TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2019, with 68 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2019

The A13 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2019: 100, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13100133212
2ndA124729408
3rdA1112455307
4thA123314703
5thA1240243106
6thA1153182302
7thA1306121411
8thA108391003
9thA11891001
10thA1281202
11thA40671601
12thB1785601
13thB1913501

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2019

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 536.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2019

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2019: 237.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2019, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years