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DA5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,342 road traffic collisions in the DA5 postcode district, Bexley, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 565 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, down 27% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
3,342
1,172nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,453
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
38 people killed
Serious collisions
565
647 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Down 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
47
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DA5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal331%
  • Serious56517%
  • Slight2,74482%

What the data shows

  • DA5 had 505 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 593 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in DA5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 387 children under 16 were killed or injured in DA5, 9.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in DA5.

Where DA5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,172nd
Most casualties
1,167th
Most fatal collisions
1,756th
Most serious collisions
1,314th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday467 (14%)
  • Tuesday509 (15%)
  • Wednesday468 (14%)
  • Thursday485 (15%)
  • Friday551 (16%)
  • Saturday484 (14%)
  • Sunday378 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,364 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit908 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,912 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway1,073 (32%)
  • Roundabout276 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (1%)
  • 30 mph2,318 (69%)
  • 40 mph63 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph433 (13%)
  • 60 mph73 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph422 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,622 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds529 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist28 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other61 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,957 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist569 (13%)
  • Pedestrian370 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist245 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant170 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DA5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DA5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DA5 peaked at 123 in 1990; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253347
20244552
20234967
20224665
20215564
20204962
20195071
20185790
20176083
20166182
20155881
20145463
20136475
20126285
20115674
20106489
20095778
20085374
20075267
20067391
20057492
20046385
20036997
200274102
200186114
200086115
199984118
19986985
19977393
199690121
199580100
199499137
199396124
199287125
199188129
1990123160
1989110158
1988104136
1987118156
198690121
1985111139
1984107144
1983115152
1982120150
1981712
19801112
19791016

Map of recent crashes in DA5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DA5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DA5

The 24 most recent collisions in DA5 happened between 20 April and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DA5

The A2 has the most collisions in DA5, 995 of 3,342 (30%), followed by the A223 (524).

Collisions in DA5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA29951,47219182
2ndA223524671382
3rdB2210488663389
4thA221342436067
5thA222320400443
6thA20185678010
7thA210282904
8thA22091001
9thA22185500

Council areas covering DA5

Collisions in DA5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bexley has 3,082 of 3,342 (92%).

Collisions in DA5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBexley3,0824,09526514
2ndDartford258355751

Towns in DA5

Collisions in DA5 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Bexley (2,391) and Joyden's Wood (93).