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Bexley road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 980 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 1985, and 1,218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (1,002), and casualties fell from 1,259.

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

Collisions in 1985
980
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,218
Down 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
16
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 1985

1.6% of collisions in Bexley in 1985 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious18219%
  • Slight78280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious20217%
  • Slight99982%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 980, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (15%)
  • Tuesday132 (13%)
  • Wednesday135 (14%)
  • Thursday147 (15%)
  • Friday160 (16%)
  • Saturday156 (16%)
  • Sunday107 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (6.4%)
  • February72 (7.3%)
  • March79 (8.1%)
  • April65 (6.6%)
  • May71 (7.2%)
  • June95 (9.7%)
  • July94 (9.6%)
  • August80 (8.2%)
  • September85 (8.7%)
  • October81 (8.3%)
  • November116 (12%)
  • December79 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight683 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit285 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds781 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds145 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry675 (69%)
  • Wet or damp273 (28%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.4%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph869 (89%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph53 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph26 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway817 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout49 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant588 (48%)
  • Pedestrian241 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (16%)
  • Cyclist94 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1055 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15116 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20248 (20%)
  • 21 to 25167 (14%)
  • 26 to 35149 (12%)
  • 36 to 45119 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5593 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6579 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.8%)
  • Over 7528 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded88 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider691 (57%)
  • Passenger286 (23%)
  • Pedestrian241 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,177 (70%)
  • Motorcycle201 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach57 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Bexley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bexley ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 76th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 1985

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 1985: 142, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207142183114
2ndA20638519
3rdA220597727
4thA2115563113
5thA222465508
6thA2064448211
7thA2305265
8thB2210303906
9thA209283302
10thA223253203
11thB213233216
12thA221212505
13thA210182406
14thA2000131802
15thB2214111402
16thA2247701
17thB21866601
18thB2526702
19thB21732200
20thA20011100

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 1985

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 865.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 1985

DA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 1985: 166.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 1985, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years