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Bexley road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 2021, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2020 (405), and casualties fell from 514.

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

Collisions in 2021
423
Up 4% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
502
Down 2% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 2021

0.7% of collisions in Bexley in 2021 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight34080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious8317%
  • Slight41683%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 423, up 4% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 423
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (18%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday61 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.4%)
  • February24 (5.7%)
  • March29 (6.9%)
  • April30 (7.1%)
  • May35 (8.3%)
  • June39 (9.2%)
  • July35 (8.3%)
  • August35 (8.3%)
  • September49 (12%)
  • October42 (9.9%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December34 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (74%)
  • Wet or damp89 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph50 (12%)
  • 30 mph319 (75%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph29 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (15%)
  • Roundabout47 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded31 (7.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (13%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)
  • Cyclist64 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2039 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2550 (10%)
  • 26 to 35113 (23%)
  • 36 to 4578 (16%)
  • 46 to 5568 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.2%)
  • Over 7516 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (69%)
  • Passenger90 (18%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car535 (67%)
  • Motorcycle78 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 64th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
64th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Bexley in 2021

Erith, Bexley, DA8 3DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bexley in 2021, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 2021

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 2021: 33, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207333704
2ndA206303905
3rdA2243105
4thA220202604
5thA210161713
6thA2016151702
7thA222141801
8thA223141514
9thA211111401
10thA209101103
11thA22191604
12thA20007700
13thB2137801
14thB22106603
15thA20415500
16thA203601
17thA2243301
18thB21863302
19thB21732310
20thB22142201

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 2021

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 381.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 2021

DA8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 2021: 65.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years