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RM8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,533 road traffic collisions in the RM8 postcode district, Barking and Dagenham, from 1982 to 2025, and 7,037 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 807 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 81 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (99).

Collisions since 1982
5,533
417th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,037
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
39 people killed
Serious collisions
807
905 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
81
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
108
Down 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RM8

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal360.7%
  • Serious80715%
  • Slight4,69085%

What the data shows

  • RM8 had 937 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% more than the 872 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in RM8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,232 children under 16 were killed or injured in RM8, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 23% of collisions in RM8.

Where RM8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
417th
Most casualties
472nd
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
720th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday820 (15%)
  • Tuesday790 (14%)
  • Wednesday813 (15%)
  • Thursday816 (15%)
  • Friday869 (16%)
  • Saturday814 (15%)
  • Sunday611 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,964 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,527 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,175 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway1,047 (19%)
  • Roundabout148 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded75 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph69 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph5,409 (98%)
  • 40 mph35 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,569 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds669 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds61 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other75 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded77 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,017 (57%)
  • Pedestrian1,348 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist629 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist514 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant260 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant157 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant61 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RM8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RM8, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in RM8 peaked at 185 in 1997; 2025 had 81.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 81
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202581108
202499125
202382109
202287105
202184112
202089123
2019115146
201885129
2017110151
2016105146
201594128
201495122
201379101
201276101
201186107
201087103
200988117
2008101130
200776102
200690113
2005118163
2004126148
2003104131
2002132162
2001131160
2000136173
1999168204
1998157199
1997185253
1996166205
1995156190
1994137175
1993144169
1992174229
1991165207
1990177215
1989155197
1988184231
1987174210
1986165211
1985169205
1984180218
1983155189
1982166215

Map of recent crashes in RM8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RM8

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RM8

The 24 most recent collisions in RM8 happened between 8 November and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RM8

The A124 has the most collisions in RM8, 1,325 of 5,533 (24%), followed by the A1083 (734).

Collisions in RM8 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1241,3251,63011177
2ndA10837349476118
3rdA1112447585256
4thB191197253031
5thA1153190239120
6thB1423485408
7thA1240131803
8thB1773300

Council areas covering RM8

Collisions in RM8 were recorded in 3 council areas. Barking and Dagenham has 4,914 of 5,533 (89%).

Collisions in RM8 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarking and Dagenham4,9146,30132695
2ndRedbridge6037173108
3rdHavering161914

Towns in RM8

Collisions in RM8 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Barking and Dagenham (5,090) and Redbridge (289).