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Bexley road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 2012, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (454), and casualties fell from 570.

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

Collisions in 2012
436
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
531
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 2012

0.9% of collisions in Bexley in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight38388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious519.6%
  • Slight47690%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 436, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 436
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.9%)
  • February32 (7.3%)
  • March40 (9.2%)
  • April32 (7.3%)
  • May22 (5%)
  • June25 (5.7%)
  • July33 (7.6%)
  • August37 (8.5%)
  • September37 (8.5%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December37 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (71%)
  • Wet or damp119 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph406 (93%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph22 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (14%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (56%)
  • Pedestrian78 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (12%)
  • Cyclist47 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4%)
  • 16 to 2087 (16%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 35103 (19%)
  • 36 to 4575 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded27 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (66%)
  • Passenger102 (19%)
  • Pedestrian78 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (71%)
  • Motorcycle65 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach31 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 103rd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bexley in 2012

Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 7BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bexley in 2012, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 2012

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 2012: 65, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207658016
2ndA206253002
3rdA2243703
4thA223243002
5thA222202603
6thA220181901
7thA221152001
8thA211131301
9thA2016111502
10thA210111401
11thB2210111403
12thA2091201
13thA20008910
14thA2097701
15thA22461000
16thB21863310
17thB22143300
18thB2132200
19thB21732201
20thB2522200

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 2012

Bexley had 388 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 2012

DA5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 2012: 58.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years