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Bexley road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 487 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 2018, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2017 (480), and casualties rose from 589.

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

Collisions in 2018
487
Up 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
637
Up 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 2018

0.6% of collisions in Bexley in 2018 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7515%
  • Slight40984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight55587%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 487, up 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday84 (17%)
  • Thursday64 (13%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (16%)
  • Sunday49 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.8%)
  • February31 (6.4%)
  • March31 (6.4%)
  • April53 (11%)
  • May38 (7.8%)
  • June38 (7.8%)
  • July48 (9.9%)
  • August36 (7.4%)
  • September41 (8.4%)
  • October44 (9%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December30 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (76%)
  • Wet or damp103 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph399 (82%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph45 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (17%)
  • Roundabout63 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (57%)
  • Pedestrian101 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2073 (11%)
  • 21 to 2573 (11%)
  • 26 to 35121 (19%)
  • 36 to 4585 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6557 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.7%)
  • Over 7529 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded38 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (59%)
  • Passenger159 (25%)
  • Pedestrian101 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car647 (72%)
  • Motorcycle76 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 68th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bexley in 2018

Falconwood & Welling, Bexley, DA16 3QH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bexley in 2018, with 34 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 2018

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 2018: 49, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207496009
2ndA222324302
3rdA2305804
4thA206273304
5thA211182303
6thA223182701
7thA220141703
8thA2016121722
9thA221121703
10thA210101101
11thA2081102
12thA2098801
13thB217371003
14thB22106711
15thA20004602
16thA2244500
17thB2134402
18thB21864700
19thA20412201
20thB22142300

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 2018

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 433.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 2018

DA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 2018: 66.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years