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Bexley road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,191 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 1979, and 1,479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,803 collisions in Bexley.

Collisions in 1979
1,191
Casualties in 1979
1,479
Fatal collisions
14
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 1979

1.2% of collisions in Bexley in 1979 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious15513%
  • Slight1,02286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious16911%
  • Slight1,29688%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,191.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (15%)
  • Tuesday170 (14%)
  • Wednesday158 (13%)
  • Thursday181 (15%)
  • Friday199 (17%)
  • Saturday173 (15%)
  • Sunday131 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59148 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59149 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59209 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59295 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59156 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (7%)
  • February76 (6.4%)
  • March94 (7.9%)
  • April99 (8.3%)
  • May93 (7.8%)
  • June92 (7.7%)
  • July106 (8.9%)
  • August82 (6.9%)
  • September110 (9.2%)
  • October120 (10%)
  • November125 (10%)
  • December111 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight810 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit376 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds188 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other978 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry836 (70%)
  • Wet or damp304 (26%)
  • Snow51 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,079 (91%)
  • 40 mph29 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph61 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph22 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout57 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded860 (72%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant606 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist335 (23%)
  • Pedestrian288 (19%)
  • Cyclist143 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant57 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1084 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15145 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20381 (26%)
  • 21 to 25188 (13%)
  • 26 to 35167 (11%)
  • 36 to 4595 (6.4%)
  • 46 to 5597 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6579 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.7%)
  • Over 7528 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded122 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider856 (58%)
  • Passenger335 (23%)
  • Pedestrian288 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,322 (62%)
  • Motorcycle344 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes150 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (7%)
  • Bus or coach64 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Bexley ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 52nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 1979

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 1979: 173, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207173212121
2ndA20682104113
3rdA211718218
4thA222627618
5thA20608307
6thA220597517
7thA2094254110
8thA210314308
9thA223283502
10thA2253832
11thA2016253102
12thA221151903
13thB2210131403
14thB21391002
15thB221491900
16thA204171001
17thA20006602
18thB21866801
19thA2242200
20thB2502200

Latest crashes in Bexley in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 1979, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years