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Bexley road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 898 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 1989, and 1,093 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (857), and casualties rose from 1,070.

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

Collisions in 1989
898
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,093
Up 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 1989

1.4% of collisions in Bexley in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious14716%
  • Slight73882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious16215%
  • Slight91684%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 898, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (14%)
  • Tuesday115 (13%)
  • Wednesday125 (14%)
  • Thursday142 (16%)
  • Friday147 (16%)
  • Saturday138 (15%)
  • Sunday103 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (9.6%)
  • February66 (7.3%)
  • March57 (6.3%)
  • April97 (11%)
  • May75 (8.4%)
  • June72 (8%)
  • July70 (7.8%)
  • August77 (8.6%)
  • September59 (6.6%)
  • October105 (12%)
  • November71 (7.9%)
  • December63 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight650 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds728 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (13%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Other12 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry654 (73%)
  • Wet or damp229 (26%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph790 (88%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph34 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph40 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway724 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (13%)
  • Roundabout44 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant580 (53%)
  • Pedestrian203 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (14%)
  • Cyclist74 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1048 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1571 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20209 (19%)
  • 21 to 25175 (16%)
  • 26 to 35180 (16%)
  • 36 to 45122 (11%)
  • 46 to 5574 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.5%)
  • Over 7529 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded51 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider613 (56%)
  • Passenger277 (25%)
  • Pedestrian203 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,114 (73%)
  • Motorcycle158 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (5%)
  • Bus or coach51 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 89th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 1989

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 1989: 119, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207119134222
2ndA25083010
3rdA220445307
4thA206435629
5thA211394917
6thA222384405
7thA20333729
8thB2210273505
9thA223263522
10thA209242815
11thA210212503
12thB213161703
13thB2186162201
14thA221131500
15thB2214101413
16thA20008800
17thB21738903
18thA20167801
19thA2245601
20thA20014401

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 1989

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 802.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 1989

DA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 1989: 121.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years