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Bexley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 31,803 road traffic collisions in Bexley from 1979 to 2025, and 39,729 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 273 were fatal and 4,920 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 380 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (404), and casualties fell from 483 to 467.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
31,803
86th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39,729
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
273
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
380
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Bexley

0.9% of collisions in Bexley from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2730.9%
  • Serious4,92015%
  • Slight26,61084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2870.7%
  • Serious5,42214%
  • Slight34,02086%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. In 2025 there were 380, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 380
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025380467
2024404483
2023396490
2022411518
2021423502
2020405514
2019475595
2018487637
2017480589
2016465571
2015437554
2014456556
2013404470
2012436531
2011454570
2010472589
2009485632
2008512632
2007458581
2006561711
2005541666
2004574732
2003605766
2002749984
2001720900
2000715907
1999728906
1998696864
1997730922
1996778975
1995808974
19948571,039
19938571,074
19928261,040
1991745935
19909311,186
19898981,093
19888571,070
19879381,187
19869931,205
19859801,218
19841,0021,259
19839841,224
19821,0731,358
19819931,254
19801,0331,320
19791,1911,479

When and where crashes happen in Bexley

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,493 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,708 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,597 (14%)
  • Thursday4,785 (15%)
  • Friday5,277 (17%)
  • Saturday4,654 (15%)
  • Sunday3,289 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,116 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59500 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,339 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,448 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,507 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597,442 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,319 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,132 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,658 (8.4%)
  • February2,318 (7.3%)
  • March2,509 (7.9%)
  • April2,559 (8%)
  • May2,631 (8.3%)
  • June2,580 (8.1%)
  • July2,659 (8.4%)
  • August2,357 (7.4%)
  • September2,787 (8.8%)
  • October2,994 (9.4%)
  • November2,986 (9.4%)
  • December2,765 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight22,684 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8,720 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown165 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit146 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds23,220 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,359 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds278 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds224 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds153 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist144 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (under 0.1%)
  • Other3,105 (9.8%)
  • Not recorded307 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry22,882 (72%)
  • Wet or damp8,221 (26%)
  • Frost or ice320 (1%)
  • Snow187 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep20 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded162 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph424 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph28,118 (88%)
  • 40 mph1,058 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1,461 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph112 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph629 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway22,891 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway3,566 (11%)
  • Roundabout2,178 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road681 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2,487 (7.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Bexley

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21,400 (54%)
  • Pedestrian6,653 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist5,629 (14%)
  • Cyclist2,698 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,794 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant1,049 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)176 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant137 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant106 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant50 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5851 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 101,608 (4%)
  • 11 to 152,950 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 207,073 (18%)
  • 21 to 254,926 (12%)
  • 26 to 356,598 (17%)
  • 36 to 454,825 (12%)
  • 46 to 553,434 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 652,371 (6%)
  • 66 to 751,495 (3.8%)
  • Over 751,364 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2,234 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider23,571 (59%)
  • Passenger9,505 (24%)
  • Pedestrian6,653 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car40,388 (72%)
  • Motorcycle5,882 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,268 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle2,758 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach2,140 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,077 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle319 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car255 (0.5%)
  • Minibus89 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)29 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Bexley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bexley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bexley ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 86th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
83rdFife33,12745,1828638,615
84thPeterborough32,70944,2434525,621
85thSwansea32,04342,7893873,550
86thBexley (this area)31,80339,7292734,920
87thWarrington31,78643,3154174,520
88thEast Suffolk31,55242,0305086,583
89thOldham31,50442,4033854,136

Accident hotspots in Bexley

Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 7BW area is the busiest accident hotspot in Bexley, with 893 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley from 1979 to 2025: 4,090, including 29 fatal and 562 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2074,0905,00429562
2ndA2062,0262,55029348
3rdA2201,6752,0859237
4thA2221,4501,79511201
5thA21,4032,07229247
6thA2111,3221,61313229
7thA2231,0371,32712143
8thA209881,34021134
9thA2108029957128
10thA2097649493118
11thA201665985315116
12thA2216137940102
13thB2210542725495
14thB213445555386
15thB2214305388655
16thA2000290365132
17thA224234287229
18thB2186234306332
19thB2173130181427
20thA2041127157119

Towns in Bexley

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 25,645.

Postcode districts in Bexley

DA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley from 1979 to 2025: 3,778.

Latest crashes in Bexley

Of the latest 24 crashes in Bexley, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity