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Bexley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 26,001 road traffic collisions in Bexley from 1979 to 2025, and 32,215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 180 were fatal and 4,068 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 358 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (373).

Collisions since 1979
26,001
49th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
32,215
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
180
191 people killed
Serious collisions
4,068
4,459 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
358
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
435
Down 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bexley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1800.7%
  • Serious4,06816%
  • Slight21,75384%

What the data shows

  • Bexley had 3,934 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% fewer than the 4,199 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Bexley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 4,511 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bexley, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Bexley.

Where Bexley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
49th
Most casualties
52nd
Most fatal collisions
68th
Most serious collisions
53rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,678 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,887 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,774 (15%)
  • Thursday3,934 (15%)
  • Friday4,294 (17%)
  • Saturday3,796 (15%)
  • Sunday2,638 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,693 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,979 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown154 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit129 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21,321 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway2,326 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout1,572 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road507 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded275 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph420 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph23,862 (92%)
  • 40 mph701 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph634 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph55 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph328 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21,127 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,474 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds255 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds195 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist117 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds101 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (under 0.1%)
  • Other437 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded285 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant17,204 (53%)
  • Pedestrian5,746 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist4,307 (13%)
  • Cyclist2,230 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,581 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant771 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)116 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant109 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant81 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant37 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bexley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bexley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bexley peaked at 963 in 1982; 2025 had 358.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 358
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025358435
2024373447
2023364443
2022379469
2021382448
2020365462
2019419526
2018435560
2017439531
2016420512
2015388494
2014407497
2013365421
2012388467
2011401499
2010430534
2009435564
2008470578
2007411522
2006504636
2005481590
2004512653
2003549692
2002668869
2001666837
2000642808
1999655816
1998655816
1997681846
1996725908
1995746890
1994752904
1993780967
1992768961
1991674836
19908571,080
19898241,001
1988789990
19878731,091
19868941,062
19858861,084
19849211,138
19838931,104
19829631,208
198144
198059
197956

Map of recent crashes in Bexley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bexley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bexley

The 24 most recent collisions in Bexley happened between 1 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bexley

The A207 has the most collisions in Bexley, 3,589 of 26,001 (14%), followed by the A206 (1,767).

Collisions in Bexley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2073,5894,39825514
2ndA2061,7672,21121308
3rdA2201,4241,7766208
4thA2221,2231,5179176
5thA2111,1301,38111201
6thA29001,33018131
7thA2107158776111
8thA209638802296
9thA221564735096
10thA223540674264
11thB2210436584276
12thA2016401494565
13thB213343417270
14thB2214283347552
15thA2000266338126
16thB2186208274228
17thA20172219125
18thA22488109116
19thB2527491014
20thA2041638409
21stB250617107
22ndB2173365116
23rdA2001293307
24thA226161803
25thB21747902
26thA20185500
27thA22183300

Council areas covering Bexley

Collisions in Bexley were recorded in 5 council areas. Bexley has 25,645 of 26,001 (99%).

Collisions in Bexley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBexley25,64531,7831784,004
2ndGreenwich276331250
3rdDartford343908
4thBromley314004
5thThurrock3701

Postcode districts in Bexley

Collisions in Bexley were recorded in 14 postcode districts, led by DA16 (3,762) and DA7 (3,667).