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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2023, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2022 (477), and casualties fell from 581.

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

Collisions in 2023
443
Down 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
569
Down 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2023

None of the collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2023 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight38587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6011%
  • Slight50989%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 443, down 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 443
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (11%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (17%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday86 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.8%)
  • February20 (4.5%)
  • March47 (11%)
  • April48 (11%)
  • May35 (7.9%)
  • June38 (8.6%)
  • July40 (9%)
  • August27 (6.1%)
  • September40 (9%)
  • October43 (9.7%)
  • November38 (8.6%)
  • December37 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (74%)
  • Wet or damp92 (21%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph58 (13%)
  • 30 mph330 (74%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph35 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded31 (7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (54%)
  • Pedestrian99 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (14%)
  • Cyclist34 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2039 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 35148 (26%)
  • 36 to 45105 (18%)
  • 46 to 5569 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (1.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded30 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (60%)
  • Passenger127 (22%)
  • Pedestrian99 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (71%)
  • Motorcycle88 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 62nd most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2023

Eastbury, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 0TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2023, with 48 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2023

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2023: 73, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124738906
2ndA135579011
3rdA1112425504
4thA123253103
5thA1153162601
6thA1083131605
7thA1240101300
8thA1186702
9thA13066701
10thA4065500
11thA124700
12thB1913300
13thB1782201

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2023

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 403.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2023

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2023: 160.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2023, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years