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Bexley road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 2019, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2018 (487), and casualties fell from 637.

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

Collisions in 2019
475
Down 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
595
Down 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 2019

0.6% of collisions in Bexley in 2019 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6814%
  • Slight40485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7412%
  • Slight51887%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 475, down 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 475
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.3%)
  • February29 (6.1%)
  • March36 (7.6%)
  • April37 (7.8%)
  • May35 (7.4%)
  • June42 (8.8%)
  • July43 (9.1%)
  • August39 (8.2%)
  • September47 (9.9%)
  • October56 (12%)
  • November38 (8%)
  • December43 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded26 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (67%)
  • Wet or damp131 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (7.8%)
  • 30 mph384 (81%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph34 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (15%)
  • Roundabout42 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (59%)
  • Pedestrian81 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2062 (10%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 35119 (20%)
  • 36 to 45112 (19%)
  • 46 to 5570 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.7%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (63%)
  • Passenger138 (23%)
  • Pedestrian81 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car663 (75%)
  • Motorcycle70 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 69th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bexley in 2019

Falconwood & Welling, Bexley, DA16 3QH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bexley in 2019, with 33 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 2019

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 2019: 47, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207476309
2ndA206333913
3rdA220252912
4thA2243803
5thA223222613
6thA211151903
7thA2016131500
8thA222121201
9thA21091300
10thA20981101
11thB2138901
12thA207701
13thA2217703
14thB221071300
15thA20415502
16thB22145501
17thA2244400
18thA20003301
19thB21733302
20thB21863400

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 2019

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 416.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 2019

DA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 2019: 63.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 2019, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years