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Bexley road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 720 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 2001, and 900 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (715), and casualties fell from 907.

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

Collisions in 2001
720
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
900
Down 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 2001

1.1% of collisions in Bexley in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious11516%
  • Slight59783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious12714%
  • Slight76585%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 720, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (14%)
  • Tuesday128 (18%)
  • Wednesday101 (14%)
  • Thursday95 (13%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday104 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.5%)
  • February56 (7.8%)
  • March64 (8.9%)
  • April51 (7.1%)
  • May52 (7.2%)
  • June59 (8.2%)
  • July52 (7.2%)
  • August49 (6.8%)
  • September71 (9.9%)
  • October72 (10%)
  • November73 (10%)
  • December60 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight494 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds583 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry477 (66%)
  • Wet or damp232 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph663 (92%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway606 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout24 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant504 (56%)
  • Pedestrian152 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (14%)
  • Cyclist44 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1582 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20129 (14%)
  • 21 to 2597 (11%)
  • 26 to 35163 (18%)
  • 36 to 45129 (14%)
  • 46 to 5573 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.6%)
  • Over 7540 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded44 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider522 (58%)
  • Passenger226 (25%)
  • Pedestrian152 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car948 (74%)
  • Motorcycle133 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach62 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bexley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bexley ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 103rd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bexley in 2001

Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 7BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bexley in 2001, with 49 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 2001

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 2001: 90, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2079010209
2ndA2065262215
3rdA220424804
4thA222405126
5thA211323713
6thA2284316
7thA223273803
8thA210172313
9thA2016131802
10thA209131503
11thB2210121302
12thA221111301
13thA2091200
14thA22481001
15thB2137910
16thB221461001
17thA20005801
18thA20414401
19thB218641201
20thB2503400

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 2001

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 656.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 2001

DA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 2001: 103.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 2001, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years