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Bexley road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 730 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 1997, and 922 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1996 (778), and casualties fell from 975.

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

Collisions in 1997
730
Down 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
922
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 1997

0.5% of collisions in Bexley in 1997 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious13218%
  • Slight59481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious15216%
  • Slight76683%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 730, down 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (16%)
  • Tuesday105 (14%)
  • Wednesday119 (16%)
  • Thursday101 (14%)
  • Friday126 (17%)
  • Saturday112 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (7.8%)
  • February65 (8.9%)
  • March58 (7.9%)
  • April55 (7.5%)
  • May63 (8.6%)
  • June58 (7.9%)
  • July63 (8.6%)
  • August46 (6.3%)
  • September72 (9.9%)
  • October73 (10%)
  • November67 (9.2%)
  • December53 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight527 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit202 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds626 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry560 (77%)
  • Wet or damp165 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph676 (93%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph20 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway599 (82%)
  • Roundabout63 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant549 (60%)
  • Pedestrian125 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist59 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1575 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20140 (15%)
  • 21 to 25109 (12%)
  • 26 to 35196 (21%)
  • 36 to 45108 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6545 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.6%)
  • Over 7538 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded58 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider524 (57%)
  • Passenger273 (30%)
  • Pedestrian125 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car960 (76%)
  • Motorcycle92 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach64 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 109th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 1997

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 1997: 93, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20793127214
2ndA220445003
3rdA222405608
4thA206384606
5thA211283103
6thA2016223716
7thA2213406
8thA209192405
9thA221182204
10thA223151601
11thB2214141604
12thA210131905
13thA20121704
14thB2138903
15thA20007800
16thB22107803
17thA2245601
18thB21864400
19thA20413500
20thB21733501

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 1997

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 668.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 1997

DA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 1997: 111.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years