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DA17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,780 road traffic collisions in the DA17 postcode district, Bexley, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,159 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 316 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
1,780
1,854th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,159
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
316
341 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Up 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DA17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious31618%
  • Slight1,45282%

What the data shows

  • DA17 had 345 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% more than the 321 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in DA17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 321 children under 16 were killed or injured in DA17, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in DA17.

Where DA17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,854th
Most casualties
1,951st
Most fatal collisions
2,369th
Most serious collisions
1,964th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday269 (15%)
  • Tuesday284 (16%)
  • Wednesday283 (16%)
  • Thursday260 (15%)
  • Friday310 (17%)
  • Saturday213 (12%)
  • Sunday161 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,287 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit477 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,410 (79%)
  • Roundabout180 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph1,681 (94%)
  • 40 mph29 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph45 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,456 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds222 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Other35 (2%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,197 (55%)
  • Pedestrian419 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist236 (11%)
  • Cyclist145 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant86 (4%)
  • Van occupant45 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DA17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DA17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DA17 peaked at 59 in 1992; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253341
20243236
20233034
20223239
20213947
20203034
20194250
20182535
20174766
20163541
20153338
20143640
20132023
20122327
20113947
20102833
20093038
20084156
20072935
20064247
20053542
20044152
20033338
20025875
20013743
20004050
19993746
19983344
19974460
19964758
19954249
19945870
19935665
19925972
19914355
19905066
19895256
19885459
19875465
19864759
19853338
19845461
19835774
19824954
198100
198000
197911

Map of recent crashes in DA17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DA17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DA17

The 24 most recent collisions in DA17 happened between 1 May and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DA17

The A206 has the most collisions in DA17, 421 of 1,780 (24%), followed by the B213 (299).

Collisions in DA17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206421529169
2ndB213299352269
3rdA2016258325553
4thB250617107

Council areas covering DA17

Collisions in DA17 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bexley has 1,768 of 1,780 (99%).

Collisions in DA17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBexley1,7682,14412312
2ndGreenwich101304

Town in DA17

Of the 1,780 collisions in DA17, 1,631 (92%) were in Bexley.