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RM9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,891 road traffic collisions in the RM9 postcode district, Barking and Dagenham, from 1982 to 2025, and 7,420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 52 were fatal and 860 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 113 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (111).

Collisions since 1982
5,891
349th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,420
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
52
55 people killed
Serious collisions
860
957 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
113
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
138
Up 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RM9

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal520.9%
  • Serious86015%
  • Slight4,97985%

What the data shows

  • RM9 had 1,086 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% more than the 982 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in RM9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,177 children under 16 were killed or injured in RM9, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 23% of collisions in RM9.

Where RM9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
349th
Most casualties
412th
Most fatal collisions
1,136th
Most serious collisions
608th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday803 (14%)
  • Tuesday870 (15%)
  • Wednesday881 (15%)
  • Thursday859 (15%)
  • Friday967 (16%)
  • Saturday811 (14%)
  • Sunday700 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,194 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,629 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,026 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway1,343 (23%)
  • Roundabout364 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road96 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded62 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph109 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph4,665 (79%)
  • 40 mph710 (12%)
  • 50 mph349 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph48 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,848 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds692 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds61 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other104 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded97 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,127 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,339 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist802 (11%)
  • Cyclist502 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant252 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant210 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant73 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)56 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant29 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RM9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RM9, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in RM9 peaked at 195 in 1990; 2025 had 113.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 113
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025113138
2024111136
202393130
2022111125
202194108
202083105
2019121141
2018139183
2017108150
2016113150
201597123
2014106129
201397121
201296120
2011106124
201090110
200988113
200884113
200794123
2006124138
2005113137
2004128156
2003113149
2002126167
2001155195
2000186277
1999179233
1998161209
1997151189
1996159193
1995142176
1994168211
1993140179
1992176228
1991162207
1990195238
1989169215
1988167199
1987146177
1986166223
1985177219
1984190227
1983163216
1982191220

Map of recent crashes in RM9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RM9

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RM9

The 24 most recent collisions in RM9 happened between 11 November and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RM9

The A13 has the most collisions in RM9, 1,158 of 5,891 (20%), followed by the A1153 (527).

Collisions in RM9 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA131,1581,54922175
2ndA1153527663359
3rdA1240498625367
4thA1306353494234
5thA124330414248
6thA1112147179124
7thB1423105125220
8thA123788705
9thB1785600

Council areas covering RM9

Collisions in RM9 were recorded in 3 council areas. Barking and Dagenham has 5,870 of 5,891 (99.6%).

Collisions in RM9 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarking and Dagenham5,8707,39551858
2ndHavering162011
3rdNewham3300

Town in RM9

Of the 5,891 collisions in RM9, 5,636 (96%) were in Barking and Dagenham.