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Bexley road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 2020, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2019 (475), and casualties fell from 595.

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

Collisions in 2020
405
Down 15% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
514
Down 14% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 2020

None of the collisions in Bexley in 2020 were fatal and 11% were serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight36189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious499.5%
  • Slight46590%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 405, down 15% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 405
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (12%)
  • February33 (8.1%)
  • March30 (7.4%)
  • April14 (3.5%)
  • May19 (4.7%)
  • June31 (7.7%)
  • July39 (9.6%)
  • August30 (7.4%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October55 (14%)
  • November34 (8.4%)
  • December29 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (71%)
  • Wet or damp105 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph52 (13%)
  • 30 mph306 (76%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph27 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (16%)
  • Roundabout51 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (59%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2059 (11%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (19%)
  • 36 to 4584 (16%)
  • 46 to 5568 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (65%)
  • Passenger103 (20%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (73%)
  • Motorcycle56 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 60th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Bexley in 2020

Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 7BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bexley in 2020, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 2020

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 2020: 42, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207425205
2ndA206314305
3rdA2016171902
4thA222172302
5thA209152002
6thA221151900
7thA220141701
8thA210131501
9thA223111200
10thA2101600
11thA2081101
12thA2118800
13thB221081101
14thA20007900
15thB21736901
16thB22145700
17thB21864500
18thA2243401
19thB2133500
20thA20011401

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 2020

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 365.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 2020

DA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 2020: 53.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years