Request ID: FOI-1699-2324 Date published: 15 September 2023
You asked
I would like to know how many road accidents have occurred on the stretch of Watling Street that runs from Bexley council offices to Crayford and how many people killed or injured over the past 5 years?.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-1699-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 23rd August 2023 asking for information road accidents on Watling Street in Bexley.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act / Environmental Information Regulations and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“I would like to know how many road accidents have occurred on the stretch of Watling Street that runs from Bexley council offices to Crayford and how many people killed or injured over the past 5 years?”.
I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
Road collision information is published proactively through our Road Danger Reduction Dashboard, which can be found on our website via the following link:
If you view the London Collision Map on Page 4 it is possible to filter by borough, and then use the ‘Lasso’ function to capture data within a specific area. Data is available from 2017 to March 2023, which is the latest processed information we have from the police.
In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
