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Bexley road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,002 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 1984, and 1,259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (984), and casualties rose from 1,224.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,002
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,259
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 1984

0.6% of collisions in Bexley in 1984 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious14114%
  • Slight85585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious15312%
  • Slight1,10087%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,002, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (15%)
  • Tuesday153 (15%)
  • Wednesday143 (14%)
  • Thursday135 (13%)
  • Friday156 (16%)
  • Saturday160 (16%)
  • Sunday107 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59150 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59173 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.9%)
  • February77 (7.7%)
  • March73 (7.3%)
  • April67 (6.7%)
  • May87 (8.7%)
  • June84 (8.4%)
  • July96 (9.6%)
  • August86 (8.6%)
  • September87 (8.7%)
  • October65 (6.5%)
  • November95 (9.5%)
  • December96 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight708 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit290 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds799 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry701 (70%)
  • Wet or damp290 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph882 (88%)
  • 40 mph35 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph50 (5%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph31 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway842 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout53 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant583 (46%)
  • Pedestrian247 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist244 (19%)
  • Cyclist102 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1065 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15118 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20294 (23%)
  • 21 to 25174 (14%)
  • 26 to 35139 (11%)
  • 36 to 45113 (9%)
  • 46 to 5581 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.8%)
  • Over 7533 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded81 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider690 (55%)
  • Passenger322 (26%)
  • Pedestrian247 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,211 (68%)
  • Motorcycle254 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 74th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 1984

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 1984: 146, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207146187019
2ndA20627407
3rdA2065565210
4thA211537408
5thA222466327
6thA220445306
7thA2365615
8thA210333802
9thA223304602
10thB213222906
11thA209192102
12thA221182203
13thB2210172704
14thB2214162103
15thB2186131702
16thA20168803
17thB2525502
18thA2243500
19thA20002300
20thB2502200

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 1984

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 903.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 1984

DA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 1984: 151.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years