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Bexley road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 984 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 1983, and 1,224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1982 (1,073), and casualties fell from 1,358.

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

Collisions in 1983
984
Down 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,224
Down 10% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 1983

0.8% of collisions in Bexley in 1983 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious15616%
  • Slight82083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious17114%
  • Slight1,04585%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 984, down 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (13%)
  • Tuesday135 (14%)
  • Wednesday128 (13%)
  • Thursday156 (16%)
  • Friday176 (18%)
  • Saturday159 (16%)
  • Sunday106 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59141 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59244 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (8.4%)
  • February47 (4.8%)
  • March94 (9.6%)
  • April72 (7.3%)
  • May96 (9.8%)
  • June79 (8%)
  • July78 (7.9%)
  • August66 (6.7%)
  • September100 (10%)
  • October90 (9.1%)
  • November83 (8.4%)
  • December96 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight679 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit299 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds789 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry710 (72%)
  • Wet or damp259 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph877 (89%)
  • 40 mph33 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph47 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph24 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway844 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout32 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant578 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist274 (22%)
  • Pedestrian199 (16%)
  • Cyclist107 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15102 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20325 (27%)
  • 21 to 25156 (13%)
  • 26 to 35165 (13%)
  • 36 to 45111 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5585 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6568 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.2%)
  • Over 7515 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded75 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider732 (60%)
  • Passenger293 (24%)
  • Pedestrian199 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,200 (69%)
  • Motorcycle279 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (5%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Bexley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bexley ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 73rd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 1983

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 1983: 156, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207156188021
2ndA206994312
3rdA206546707
4thA222536809
5thA211465107
6thA220415205
7thA210273205
8thA2262818
9thB213263403
10thB2210243706
11thA223213113
12thA221182204
13thA209162100
14thB2214131502
15thB21867801
16thA2246802
17thB2526602
18thA20165702
19thA20002201
20thB21732201

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 1983

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 882.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 1983

DA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 1983: 156.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years