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Bexley road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 749 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 2002, and 984 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2001 (720), and casualties rose from 900.

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

Collisions in 2002
749
Up 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
984
Up 9% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 2002

1.1% of collisions in Bexley in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious10514%
  • Slight63685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious11412%
  • Slight86288%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 749, up 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (13%)
  • Tuesday121 (16%)
  • Wednesday104 (14%)
  • Thursday118 (16%)
  • Friday107 (14%)
  • Saturday106 (14%)
  • Sunday96 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.5%)
  • February54 (7.2%)
  • March59 (7.9%)
  • April77 (10%)
  • May57 (7.6%)
  • June71 (9.5%)
  • July74 (9.9%)
  • August48 (6.4%)
  • September65 (8.7%)
  • October76 (10%)
  • November65 (8.7%)
  • December47 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight538 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds608 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (17%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry526 (70%)
  • Wet or damp215 (29%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph671 (90%)
  • 40 mph28 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph47 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway606 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant578 (59%)
  • Pedestrian132 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (6%)
  • Van occupant45 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist37 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1568 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20148 (15%)
  • 21 to 25127 (13%)
  • 26 to 35171 (17%)
  • 36 to 45150 (15%)
  • 46 to 5588 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.8%)
  • Over 7538 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded49 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider592 (60%)
  • Passenger260 (26%)
  • Pedestrian132 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,023 (73%)
  • Motorcycle132 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach64 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 93rd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bexley in 2002

Sidcup, Bexley, DA14 6BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bexley in 2002, with 49 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 2002

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 2002: 90, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20790113113
2ndA206598117
3rdA220456419
4thA24071010
5thA211334606
6thA222323602
7thA223314115
8thA20223111
9thA2016202714
10thA210192702
11thA209141801
12thA2000121801
13thA22191102
14thA2246900
15thB2136903
16thB22105600
17thB22145500
18thB2503300
19thA20412201
20thA20011100

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 2002

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 661.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 2002

DA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 2002: 103.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2002.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years