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Bexley road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 993 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 1981, and 1,254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (1,033), and casualties fell from 1,320.

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

Collisions in 1981
993
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,254
Down 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
18
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 1981

1.8% of collisions in Bexley in 1981 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.8%
  • Serious848.5%
  • Slight89190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.5%
  • Serious987.8%
  • Slight1,13791%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 993, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (13%)
  • Tuesday122 (12%)
  • Wednesday140 (14%)
  • Thursday160 (16%)
  • Friday181 (18%)
  • Saturday148 (15%)
  • Sunday112 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59178 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (8.8%)
  • February73 (7.4%)
  • March67 (6.7%)
  • April97 (9.8%)
  • May85 (8.6%)
  • June73 (7.4%)
  • July76 (7.7%)
  • August65 (6.5%)
  • September88 (8.9%)
  • October99 (10%)
  • November110 (11%)
  • December73 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight682 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit309 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds161 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Other818 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry677 (68%)
  • Wet or damp292 (29%)
  • Snow24 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph880 (89%)
  • 40 mph35 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph45 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph31 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout37 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded645 (65%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant587 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist282 (22%)
  • Pedestrian227 (18%)
  • Cyclist83 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1059 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15113 (9%)
  • 16 to 20320 (26%)
  • 21 to 25139 (11%)
  • 26 to 35174 (14%)
  • 36 to 45113 (9%)
  • 46 to 5583 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6576 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.9%)
  • Over 7528 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded74 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider716 (57%)
  • Passenger311 (25%)
  • Pedestrian227 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,155 (66%)
  • Motorcycle300 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Bexley ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 76th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
76th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 1981

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 1981: 148, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20714817337
2ndA206709238
3rdA211597206
4thA20518507
5thA220485525
6thA222394604
7thA2325424
8thA210304203
9thA209273501
10thB2210212712
11thA223203011
12thA2016162011
13thA221161901
14thB2214101401
15thB218681101
16thB21361500
17thA20005501
18thA2245501
19thB2524400
20thA20012400

Latest crashes in Bexley in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 1981, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years