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Bexley road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 2023, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2022 (411), and casualties fell from 518.

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

Collisions in 2023
396
Down 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
490
Down 5% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 2023

0.8% of collisions in Bexley in 2023 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight33484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6213%
  • Slight42587%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 396, down 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 396
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.3%)
  • February28 (7.1%)
  • March30 (7.6%)
  • April26 (6.6%)
  • May32 (8.1%)
  • June30 (7.6%)
  • July31 (7.8%)
  • August31 (7.8%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October35 (8.8%)
  • November34 (8.6%)
  • December39 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (73%)
  • Wet or damp83 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph69 (17%)
  • 30 mph278 (70%)
  • 40 mph16 (4%)
  • 50 mph30 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (17%)
  • Roundabout42 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded27 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (51%)
  • Pedestrian93 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (13%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2040 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2546 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35100 (20%)
  • 36 to 4576 (16%)
  • 46 to 5565 (13%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.3%)
  • Over 7526 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (60%)
  • Passenger105 (21%)
  • Pedestrian93 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (70%)
  • Motorcycle78 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach32 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 74th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bexley in 2023

Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 7BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bexley in 2023, with 26 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 2023

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 2023: 46, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2074663012
2ndA206263400
3rdA2244005
4thA2016151821
5thA220131802
6thA222131603
7thA223131700
8thA211121202
9thA209101302
10thA210101111
11thA200091301
12thA22191202
13thB22106702
14thB2134500
15thA203501
16thA20413300
17thA2243501
18thB21863300
19thB21732200
20thB22142200

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 2023

Bexley had 364 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 2023

DA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 2023: 60.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years