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Bexley road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 2008, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2007 (458), and casualties rose from 581.

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

Collisions in 2008
512
Up 12% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
632
Up 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 2008

None of the collisions in Bexley in 2008 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight44888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight55988%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 512, up 12% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 512
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday85 (17%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday79 (15%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.8%)
  • February25 (4.9%)
  • March34 (6.6%)
  • April34 (6.6%)
  • May51 (10%)
  • June43 (8.4%)
  • July42 (8.2%)
  • August44 (8.6%)
  • September48 (9.4%)
  • October53 (10%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December41 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds423 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (76%)
  • Wet or damp115 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph475 (93%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph22 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout45 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (60%)
  • Pedestrian89 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (13%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2096 (15%)
  • 21 to 2570 (11%)
  • 26 to 35102 (16%)
  • 36 to 4588 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7526 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded46 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (64%)
  • Passenger138 (22%)
  • Pedestrian89 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car685 (74%)
  • Motorcycle91 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach42 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 112th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 15 other areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bexley in 2008

Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 7BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bexley in 2008, with 50 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 2008

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 2008: 61, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207616906
2ndA220293805
3rdA206263003
4thA2253604
5thA222243003
6thA211212403
7thA221182405
8thA210161703
9thA223162104
10thA2099901
11thA200081102
12thA201681300
13thA207701
14thA2245600
15thB22105600
16thB22145501
17thB2505600
18thB2134401
19thA20413400
20thB21732500

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 2008

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 466.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 2008

DA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 2008: 74.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years