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Bexley road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 938 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 1987, and 1,187 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (993), and casualties fell from 1,205.

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

Collisions in 1987
938
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,187
Down 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 1987

1.1% of collisions in Bexley in 1987 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious16417%
  • Slight76481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious18916%
  • Slight98883%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 938, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (11%)
  • Tuesday150 (16%)
  • Wednesday134 (14%)
  • Thursday126 (13%)
  • Friday173 (18%)
  • Saturday144 (15%)
  • Sunday108 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (5.7%)
  • February65 (6.9%)
  • March75 (8%)
  • April82 (8.7%)
  • May90 (9.6%)
  • June77 (8.2%)
  • July87 (9.3%)
  • August70 (7.5%)
  • September87 (9.3%)
  • October80 (8.5%)
  • November86 (9.2%)
  • December86 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight677 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit256 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds744 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry622 (66%)
  • Wet or damp299 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)
  • Snow8 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph817 (87%)
  • 40 mph46 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph42 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph25 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway801 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout43 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant640 (54%)
  • Pedestrian211 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (12%)
  • Cyclist96 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant45 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1058 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1596 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20264 (22%)
  • 21 to 25162 (14%)
  • 26 to 35170 (14%)
  • 36 to 45131 (11%)
  • 46 to 5575 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6573 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.8%)
  • Over 7530 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded53 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider651 (55%)
  • Passenger325 (27%)
  • Pedestrian211 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,183 (72%)
  • Motorcycle148 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (6%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 74th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 1987

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 1987: 136, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207136175221
2ndA2067392114
3rdA220515903
4thA20496918
5thA2114963012
6thA222495706
7thA24159212
8thA223314216
9thB213222302
10thA210212903
11thA209202703
12thB2210162404
13thA221151604
14thB22148802
15thB218671003
16thA20166710
17thB2525500
18thA20004400
19thA2241100
20thB2501100

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 1987

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 854.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 1987

DA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 1987: 136.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 1987, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years