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Bexley road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 696 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 1998, and 864 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (730), and casualties fell from 922.

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

Collisions in 1998
696
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
864
Down 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Bexley in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious11917%
  • Slight57182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious13616%
  • Slight72183%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 696, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (15%)
  • Tuesday96 (14%)
  • Wednesday104 (15%)
  • Thursday120 (17%)
  • Friday118 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (11%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (9.6%)
  • February62 (8.9%)
  • March49 (7%)
  • April59 (8.5%)
  • May53 (7.6%)
  • June63 (9.1%)
  • July56 (8%)
  • August54 (7.8%)
  • September56 (8%)
  • October58 (8.3%)
  • November54 (7.8%)
  • December65 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight503 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds615 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry536 (77%)
  • Wet or damp155 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph656 (94%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway561 (81%)
  • Roundabout64 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant503 (58%)
  • Pedestrian134 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (10%)
  • Cyclist66 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1045 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1562 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20139 (16%)
  • 21 to 2591 (11%)
  • 26 to 35156 (18%)
  • 36 to 45102 (12%)
  • 46 to 5575 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.7%)
  • Over 7532 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded43 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (57%)
  • Passenger240 (28%)
  • Pedestrian134 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car882 (74%)
  • Motorcycle92 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach58 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 112th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 1998

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 1998: 81, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20781103016
2ndA220465209
3rdA211385103
4thA206334219
5thA222333902
6thA210242502
7thA2222805
8thA209222904
9thA223222502
10thA2016161807
11thA2000141702
12thA221131401
13thB213111402
14thA20101211
15thB221091201
16thB218671121
17thB221471001
18thA20413400
19thA2242200
20thB21731201

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 1998

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 642.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 1998

DA16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 1998: 96.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years