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DA16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,913 road traffic collisions in the DA16 postcode district, Bexley, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,793 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 620 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (52).

Collisions since 1979
3,913
920th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,793
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
26 people killed
Serious collisions
620
673 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
46
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
56
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DA16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal230.6%
  • Serious62016%
  • Slight3,27084%

What the data shows

  • DA16 had 534 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% fewer than the 574 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in DA16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 690 children under 16 were killed or injured in DA16, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in DA16.

Where DA16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
920th
Most casualties
1,059th
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
1,150th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday531 (14%)
  • Tuesday579 (15%)
  • Wednesday568 (15%)
  • Thursday579 (15%)
  • Friday626 (16%)
  • Saturday622 (16%)
  • Sunday408 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,735 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,119 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,694 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout43 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph45 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph3,793 (97%)
  • 40 mph53 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,165 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds538 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other70 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded46 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,339 (49%)
  • Pedestrian893 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist809 (17%)
  • Cyclist345 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant247 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant105 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DA16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DA16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DA16 peaked at 192 in 1982; 2025 had 46.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 46
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254656
20245262
20234959
20224756
20214854
20204960
20196282
20186174
20175965
20166164
20155570
20145057
20135254
20125666
20116075
20105258
20095977
20086370
20075574
20067294
20057289
20047698
2003110136
2002104124
20018495
200093113
1999104125
199899128
1997115139
1996124157
1995116139
1994116143
1993122151
1992103127
1991114138
1990125152
1989124145
1988119160
1987128161
1986141176
1985144182
1984143180
1983136168
1982192238
198100
198000
197912

Map of recent crashes in DA16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DA16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DA16

The 24 most recent collisions in DA16 happened between 23 June and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DA16

The A207 has the most collisions in DA16, 1,493 of 3,913 (38%), followed by the A209 (731).

Collisions in DA16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2071,4931,82014222
2ndA2097319122112
3rdA2284717
4thA2066602

Council areas covering DA16

Collisions in DA16 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bexley has 3,778 of 3,913 (97%).

Collisions in DA16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBexley3,7784,61420598
2ndGreenwich133176322

Towns in DA16

Collisions in DA16 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Bexley (3,762) and Greenwich (44).