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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2020, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2019 (606), and casualties fell from 795.

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

Collisions in 2020
452
Down 25% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
599
Down 25% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2020

0.4% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2020 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight39888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious579.5%
  • Slight54090%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 452, down 25% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 452
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.3%)
  • February42 (9.3%)
  • March24 (5.3%)
  • April18 (4%)
  • May38 (8.4%)
  • June38 (8.4%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September55 (12%)
  • October43 (9.5%)
  • November33 (7.3%)
  • December35 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (76%)
  • Wet or damp91 (20%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph49 (11%)
  • 30 mph346 (77%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph32 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (58%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4%)
  • 16 to 2044 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 2567 (11%)
  • 26 to 35155 (26%)
  • 36 to 45117 (20%)
  • 46 to 5580 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 755 (0.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded36 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (59%)
  • Passenger148 (25%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car637 (74%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 52nd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2020

Abbey, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 8AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2020, with 63 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2020

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2020: 54, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124547608
2ndA1112496505
3rdA13466406
4thA123151701
5thA1153142003
6thA1306132001
7thA1240121711
8thA118111302
9thA12101400
10thA10835800
11thA4065900
12thB1782200

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2020

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 396.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2020

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2020: 166.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years