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Bexley road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 993 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 1986, and 1,205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 194 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (980), and casualties fell from 1,218.

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

Collisions in 1986
993
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,205
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
194
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 1986

0.7% of collisions in Bexley in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious19420%
  • Slight79280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious20617%
  • Slight99182%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 993, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (14%)
  • Tuesday136 (14%)
  • Wednesday169 (17%)
  • Thursday155 (16%)
  • Friday150 (15%)
  • Saturday140 (14%)
  • Sunday108 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59145 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59217 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59137 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (8.7%)
  • February84 (8.5%)
  • March65 (6.5%)
  • April96 (9.7%)
  • May85 (8.6%)
  • June72 (7.3%)
  • July78 (7.9%)
  • August76 (7.7%)
  • September78 (7.9%)
  • October79 (8%)
  • November93 (9.4%)
  • December101 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight667 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit323 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds758 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds164 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry641 (65%)
  • Wet or damp320 (32%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.3%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph887 (89%)
  • 40 mph41 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph35 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph18 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway828 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout55 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant543 (45%)
  • Pedestrian237 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist233 (19%)
  • Cyclist97 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant43 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1054 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1598 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20263 (22%)
  • 21 to 25192 (16%)
  • 26 to 35159 (13%)
  • 36 to 45119 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5573 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6574 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.7%)
  • Over 7530 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded65 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider703 (58%)
  • Passenger265 (22%)
  • Pedestrian237 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,142 (68%)
  • Motorcycle234 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 75th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 1986

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 1986: 172, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207172200226
2ndA2066878120
3rdA2116475111
4thA20466407
5thA2204655112
6thA222445105
7thA210343906
8thA2334907
9thA223273106
10thA209192501
11thB213172204
12thA221162203
13thB2210162402
14thB2214162003
15thA2000101401
16thA20169900
17thB2526601
18thB21734611
19thB21864501
20thA2242300

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 1986

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 882.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 1986

DA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 1986: 138.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years