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Bexley road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 2009, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (512), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2009
485
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
632
Level with 2008
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 2009

1% of collisions in Bexley in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight41385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7712%
  • Slight55087%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 485, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 485
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday99 (20%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7%)
  • February26 (5.4%)
  • March34 (7%)
  • April36 (7.4%)
  • May27 (5.6%)
  • June46 (9.5%)
  • July40 (8.2%)
  • August41 (8.5%)
  • September48 (9.9%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November47 (9.7%)
  • December51 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (74%)
  • Wet or damp116 (24%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph443 (91%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph34 (7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (12%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (60%)
  • Pedestrian83 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (6%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20105 (17%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 35111 (18%)
  • 36 to 4589 (14%)
  • 46 to 5578 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.7%)
  • Over 7531 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (64%)
  • Passenger142 (22%)
  • Pedestrian83 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (72%)
  • Motorcycle75 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach51 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 108th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bexley in 2009

Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 7BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bexley in 2009, with 44 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 2009

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 2009: 53, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207537109
2ndA206344205
3rdA220252902
4thA2233802
5thA222232601
6thA211162404
7thA221151800
8thA223152000
9thA20131712
10thA2016121802
11thA209121401
12thB2210121803
13thA210111303
14thB2137701
15thA20005900
16thB22145501
17thB21863300
18thA2242202
19thA20411100
20thB21731101

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 2009

Bexley had 435 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 2009

DA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 2009: 71.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 2009, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years