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Bexley road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 2017, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2016 (465), and casualties rose from 571.

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

Collisions in 2017
480
Up 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
589
Up 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 2017

0.4% of collisions in Bexley in 2017 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight42689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious549.2%
  • Slight53390%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 480, up 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 480
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (11%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (17%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.8%)
  • February31 (6.5%)
  • March38 (7.9%)
  • April39 (8.1%)
  • May44 (9.2%)
  • June56 (12%)
  • July42 (8.8%)
  • August27 (5.6%)
  • September43 (9%)
  • October37 (7.7%)
  • November45 (9.4%)
  • December36 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (9.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (74%)
  • Wet or damp97 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph400 (83%)
  • 40 mph24 (5%)
  • 50 mph35 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (18%)
  • Roundabout48 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (55%)
  • Pedestrian122 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2054 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (17%)
  • 36 to 45102 (17%)
  • 46 to 5576 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.8%)
  • Over 7533 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (59%)
  • Pedestrian122 (21%)
  • Passenger121 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (74%)
  • Motorcycle84 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach29 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 77th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bexley in 2017

Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 7BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bexley in 2017, with 41 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 2017

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 2017: 51, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207515414
2ndA206395408
3rdA220323603
4thA222202402
5thA2182901
6thA223151603
7thB213131702
8thA2016121700
9thA20111700
10thA221111600
11thA21091001
12thA2118801
13thA20971002
14thA2247700
15thA20415500
16thA22185500
17thA20003301
18thB21733500
19thB21863500
20thB22143501

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 2017

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 434.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 2017

DA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 2017: 73.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years