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Bexley road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Bexley in 2024, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2023 (396), and casualties fell from 490.

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

Collisions in 2024
404
Up 2% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
483
Down 1% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bexley in 2024

0.7% of collisions in Bexley in 2024 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 15% in Bexley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7418%
  • Slight32781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7616%
  • Slight40484%

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,191 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 404, up 2% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 404
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.2%)
  • February32 (7.9%)
  • March30 (7.4%)
  • April26 (6.4%)
  • May30 (7.4%)
  • June42 (10%)
  • July40 (9.9%)
  • August36 (8.9%)
  • September37 (9.2%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November33 (8.2%)
  • December24 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (8.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (73%)
  • Wet or damp81 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (6.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph59 (15%)
  • 30 mph294 (73%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph33 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (14%)
  • Roundabout51 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded38 (9.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bexley in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (45%)
  • Pedestrian100 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (18%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6%)
  • 16 to 2052 (11%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3589 (18%)
  • 36 to 4573 (15%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (62%)
  • Pedestrian100 (21%)
  • Passenger85 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (67%)
  • Motorcycle97 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach32 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bexley in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bexley had the 67th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bexley in 2024

Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 7BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bexley in 2024, with 35 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bexley with the most crashes in 2024

The A207 had the most collisions in Bexley in 2024: 36, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bexley, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207364014
2ndA206263316
3rdA2233506
4thA220222603
5thA223182103
6thA2016151705
7thA222141602
8thA211121303
9thA209101002
10thA21091001
11thB22107812
12thA20416902
13thB2136701
14thA20005500
15thB22145500
16thA2214401
17thB21863300
18thA202200
19thA2242200

Towns in Bexley: crashes in 2024

Bexley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 371.

Postcode districts in Bexley: crashes in 2024

DA7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bexley in 2024: 54.

Latest crashes in Bexley in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Bexley in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Bexley road accidents in other years