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Bexley road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 574 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 2004, and 732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2003 (605), and casualties fell from 766.

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

Collisions in 2004
574
Down 5% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
732
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 2004

0.3% of collisions in Bexley in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7213%
  • Slight50087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious8011%
  • Slight65089%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 574, down 5% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (16%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (15%)
  • Friday105 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.7%)
  • February47 (8.2%)
  • March47 (8.2%)
  • April38 (6.6%)
  • May53 (9.2%)
  • June52 (9.1%)
  • July48 (8.4%)
  • August44 (7.7%)
  • September54 (9.4%)
  • October41 (7.1%)
  • November48 (8.4%)
  • December58 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight404 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds484 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry415 (72%)
  • Wet or damp149 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph513 (89%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph33 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway441 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (16%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (60%)
  • Pedestrian102 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (7%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20103 (14%)
  • 21 to 2583 (11%)
  • 26 to 35109 (15%)
  • 36 to 45118 (16%)
  • 46 to 5573 (10%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.9%)
  • Over 7534 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded45 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider443 (61%)
  • Passenger187 (26%)
  • Pedestrian102 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car762 (74%)
  • Motorcycle89 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach53 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bexley ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 124th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bexley in 2004

Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 7BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bexley in 2004, with 46 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 2004

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 2004: 73, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207739218
2ndA206455713
3rdA220313806
4thA211273605
5thA222253303
6thA2243601
7thA2016202703
8thA20172101
9thA210172200
10thA223172002
11thA221131701
12thA209121702
13thB21381101
14thB221071303
15thB22146600
16thA20004500
17thA20413500
18thB21733400
19thB21863401
20thA2242200

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 2004

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 510.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 2004

DA16 and DA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 2004, with 71 each.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 2004, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Bexley road accidents in other years