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Bexley road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,033 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 1980, and 1,320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1979 (1,191), and casualties fell from 1,479.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,033
Down 13% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,320
Down 11% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 1980

1.1% of collisions in Bexley in 1980 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious16716%
  • Slight85583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious18714%
  • Slight1,12285%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,033, down 13% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (13%)
  • Tuesday148 (14%)
  • Wednesday142 (14%)
  • Thursday171 (17%)
  • Friday164 (16%)
  • Saturday170 (16%)
  • Sunday100 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59187 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59234 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59115 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (9.5%)
  • February80 (7.7%)
  • March84 (8.1%)
  • April76 (7.4%)
  • May74 (7.2%)
  • June103 (10%)
  • July71 (6.9%)
  • August70 (6.8%)
  • September81 (7.8%)
  • October110 (11%)
  • November92 (8.9%)
  • December94 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight703 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit325 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds191 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other830 (80%)

Road surface

  • Dry709 (69%)
  • Wet or damp300 (29%)
  • Snow22 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph938 (91%)
  • 40 mph28 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph46 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph21 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout48 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded693 (67%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant531 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist293 (22%)
  • Pedestrian266 (20%)
  • Cyclist104 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant43 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1078 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 15115 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20348 (26%)
  • 21 to 25144 (11%)
  • 26 to 35156 (12%)
  • 36 to 45108 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5590 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6592 (7%)
  • 66 to 7559 (4.5%)
  • Over 7537 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded70 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider742 (56%)
  • Passenger312 (24%)
  • Pedestrian266 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,092 (62%)
  • Motorcycle306 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach61 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Bexley ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 73rd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 1980

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 1980: 153, including 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207153187024
2ndA2066785013
3rdA220617807
4thA20598543
5thA222556919
6thA211455115
7thA209303204
8thA210304116
9thA223273504
10thB2210202101
11thA221182102
12thA2172506
13thA2016153725
14thA2000131603
15thA224121401
16thB2136902
17thB221461112
18thB21864401
19thB2524401
20thA22102202

Latest crashes in Bexley in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 1980, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years