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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2022, and 581 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2021 (480), and casualties fell from 612.

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

Collisions in 2022
477
Down 1% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
581
Down 5% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2022

0.4% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2022 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight41687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious6211%
  • Slight51789%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 477, down 1% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 477
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.6%)
  • February42 (8.8%)
  • March36 (7.5%)
  • April30 (6.3%)
  • May40 (8.4%)
  • June33 (6.9%)
  • July46 (9.6%)
  • August47 (9.9%)
  • September36 (7.5%)
  • October36 (7.5%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December32 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other40 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded33 (6.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry364 (76%)
  • Wet or damp86 (18%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph42 (8.8%)
  • 30 mph373 (78%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph38 (8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded27 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (49%)
  • Pedestrian106 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (13%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4%)
  • 16 to 2040 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 2558 (10%)
  • 26 to 35166 (29%)
  • 36 to 45107 (18%)
  • 46 to 5579 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.8%)
  • Over 756 (1%)
  • Not recorded23 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (64%)
  • Passenger106 (18%)
  • Pedestrian106 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car592 (68%)
  • Motorcycle87 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach31 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 59th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2022

Eastbury, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 0TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2022, with 50 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2022

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2022: 69, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1246981012
2ndA13556617
3rdA1112456206
4thA123243003
5thA1153232801
6thA1240232401
7thA118172000
8thA1306151800
9thA10839902
10thB1915601
11thA1241101
12thA4063401
13thB1782200

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2022

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 424.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2022

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2022: 154.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2022.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years