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Barking and Dagenham road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2024, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2023 (443), and casualties rose from 569.

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

Collisions in 2024
482
Up 9% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
599
Up 5% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Barking and Dagenham in 2024

0.6% of collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2024 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1% and 13% in Barking and Dagenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious469.5%
  • Slight43390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious477.8%
  • Slight54992%

Barking and Dagenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barking and Dagenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 886 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 482, up 9% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 482
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday83 (17%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (10%)
  • February38 (7.9%)
  • March29 (6%)
  • April40 (8.3%)
  • May42 (8.7%)
  • June49 (10%)
  • July46 (9.5%)
  • August31 (6.4%)
  • September31 (6.4%)
  • October46 (9.5%)
  • November36 (7.5%)
  • December45 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (71%)
  • Wet or damp114 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph75 (16%)
  • 30 mph347 (72%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph45 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (22%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (6%)
  • Not recorded26 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (50%)
  • Pedestrian104 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (12%)
  • Cyclist54 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5%)
  • 16 to 2046 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2560 (10%)
  • 26 to 35121 (20%)
  • 36 to 45133 (22%)
  • 46 to 5570 (12%)
  • 56 to 6556 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (60%)
  • Passenger136 (23%)
  • Pedestrian104 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car626 (71%)
  • Motorcycle80 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach37 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barking and Dagenham in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barking and Dagenham had the 54th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Barking and Dagenham in 2024

Eastbury, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 0TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barking and Dagenham in 2024, with 47 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Barking and Dagenham with the most crashes in 2024

The A124 had the most collisions in Barking and Dagenham in 2024: 72, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124729105
2ndA13597008
3rdA1112385015
4thA123243103
5thA1240212802
6thA1153192100
7thA118152202
8thA1083111402
9thA130671000
10thB1787701
11thA126800
12thB1913300
13thA4062400

Towns in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2024

Barking and Dagenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 429.

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham: crashes in 2024

IG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barking and Dagenham in 2024: 158.

Latest crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Barking and Dagenham in 2024, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Barking and Dagenham road accidents in other years