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RM10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,397 road traffic collisions in the RM10 postcode district, Barking and Dagenham, from 1980 to 2025, and 5,400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 615 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 71 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (65).

Collisions since 1980
4,397
737th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,400
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
44 people killed
Serious collisions
615
666 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
71
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
79
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RM10

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal431%
  • Serious61514%
  • Slight3,73985%

What the data shows

  • RM10 had 707 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% more than the 646 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in RM10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,028 children under 16 were killed or injured in RM10, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in RM10.

Where RM10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
737th
Most casualties
865th
Most fatal collisions
1,403rd
Most serious collisions
1,163rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday623 (14%)
  • Tuesday683 (16%)
  • Wednesday640 (15%)
  • Thursday652 (15%)
  • Friday761 (17%)
  • Saturday598 (14%)
  • Sunday440 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,199 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,153 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,463 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway707 (16%)
  • Roundabout110 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded58 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph70 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph4,017 (91%)
  • 40 mph270 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph34 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,608 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds551 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other61 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded68 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,789 (52%)
  • Pedestrian1,208 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist555 (10%)
  • Cyclist430 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant176 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant137 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant34 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RM10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RM10, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in RM10 peaked at 185 in 1982; 2025 had 71.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 71
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257179
20246581
20236177
20225972
20217695
20205673
201980104
201885113
201786111
20166885
20156177
20146069
20134758
201274102
20116574
20106280
20095156
20087994
20076489
20068390
20056684
20048294
20037593
200297116
200191113
2000127159
1999124149
1998129154
1997132166
1996140178
1995105130
1994130161
1993130164
1992129149
1991144183
1990150179
1989139174
1988131161
1987157185
1986121135
1985140170
1984148184
1983170210
1982185227
198100
198023

Map of recent crashes in RM10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RM10

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RM10

The 24 most recent collisions in RM10 happened between 11 August and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RM10

The A1112 has the most collisions in RM10, 927 of 4,397 (21%), followed by the B178 (578).

Collisions in RM10 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11129271,17411134
2ndB178578726877
3rdA124343430239
4thA1240330400238
5thA13186248331
6thA130683106410

Council areas covering RM10

Collisions in RM10 were recorded in 3 council areas. Barking and Dagenham has 4,382 of 4,397 (99.7%).

Collisions in RM10 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarking and Dagenham4,3825,37943613
2ndHavering111502
3rdNewham4600

Town in RM10

Of the 4,397 collisions in RM10, 4,048 (92%) were in Barking and Dagenham.