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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2021, and 612 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2020 (452), and casualties rose from 599.

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

Collisions in 2021
480
Up 6% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
612
Up 2% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2021

0.4% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2021 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight42689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious538.7%
  • Slight55791%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 480, up 6% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 480
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (11%)
  • Tuesday77 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (17%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5%)
  • February19 (4%)
  • March29 (6%)
  • April40 (8.3%)
  • May40 (8.3%)
  • June52 (11%)
  • July40 (8.3%)
  • August42 (8.8%)
  • September50 (10%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November56 (12%)
  • December38 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (4.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other26 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded30 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry364 (76%)
  • Wet or damp85 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph53 (11%)
  • 30 mph362 (75%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph46 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (20%)
  • Roundabout45 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded44 (9.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (54%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (12%)
  • Cyclist49 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2036 (5.9%)
  • 21 to 2561 (10%)
  • 26 to 35186 (30%)
  • 36 to 45115 (19%)
  • 46 to 5562 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.3%)
  • Over 756 (1%)
  • Not recorded37 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (65%)
  • Passenger134 (22%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car607 (67%)
  • Motorcycle78 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 56th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
56th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2021

Abbey, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 8AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2021, with 52 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2021

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2021: 66, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124668315
2ndA13609604
3rdA1112435607
4thA123222304
5thA1240202200
6thA1153192206
7thA118121401
8thA12121701
9thA40691200
10thA108371300
11thA13066601
12thB1784502
13thB1912300

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2021

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 432.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2021

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2021: 171.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years