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Bexley road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 778 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 1996, and 975 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (808), and casualties rose from 974.

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

Collisions in 1996
778
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
975
Level with 1995
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 1996

0.8% of collisions in Bexley in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious13117%
  • Slight64182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious15115%
  • Slight81884%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 778, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (15%)
  • Tuesday115 (15%)
  • Wednesday117 (15%)
  • Thursday100 (13%)
  • Friday136 (17%)
  • Saturday116 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (9.9%)
  • February66 (8.5%)
  • March66 (8.5%)
  • April83 (11%)
  • May62 (8%)
  • June54 (6.9%)
  • July51 (6.6%)
  • August65 (8.4%)
  • September65 (8.4%)
  • October71 (9.1%)
  • November66 (8.5%)
  • December52 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight543 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds673 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry605 (78%)
  • Wet or damp161 (21%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph694 (89%)
  • 40 mph31 (4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph41 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway614 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (11%)
  • Roundabout52 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant580 (59%)
  • Pedestrian150 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (10%)
  • Cyclist73 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1587 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20136 (14%)
  • 21 to 25144 (15%)
  • 26 to 35194 (20%)
  • 36 to 45108 (11%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded49 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (59%)
  • Passenger250 (26%)
  • Pedestrian150 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,058 (78%)
  • Motorcycle100 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach55 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 97th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 1996

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 1996: 97, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20797121012
2ndA2064661012
3rdA2405647
4thA220405407
5thA223333706
6thA211313704
7thA222314015
8thA209243400
9thA210182906
10thA221152203
11thA20121704
12thA2000101200
13thA201691002
14thB21381003
15thA2247801
16thB21735602
17thB21865500
18thB221051000
19thB22145501
20thB2502301

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 1996

Bexley had 717 collisions in 1996.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 1996

DA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 1996: 119.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years