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Basildon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 23,495 road traffic collisions in Basildon from 1979 to 2025, and 31,122 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 279 were fatal and 4,246 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 252 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (273), and casualties fell from 344 to 305.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
23,495
134th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31,122
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
279
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
252
Down 8% on 2024

Crash severity in Basildon

1.2% of collisions in Basildon from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2791.2%
  • Serious4,24618%
  • Slight18,97081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2991%
  • Serious4,80615%
  • Slight26,01784%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. In 2025 there were 252, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 252
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025252305
2024273344
2023227289
2022192246
2021203256
2020187232
2019240310
2018249329
2017293396
2016364487
2015389532
2014459624
2013383486
2012400539
2011356464
2010365463
2009404510
2008440583
2007484633
2006478636
2005480679
2004585765
2003589793
2002665887
2001637831
2000668938
1999604788
1998618833
1997658857
1996628831
1995654880
1994687935
1993611835
1992564726
1991553757
1990719923
1989721971
1988737966
1987645845
1986632809
1985588804
1984597794
1983558734
1982630804
1981616840
1980625818
1979588815

When and where crashes happen in Basildon

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,250 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,482 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,427 (15%)
  • Thursday3,557 (15%)
  • Friday3,893 (17%)
  • Saturday3,373 (14%)
  • Sunday2,513 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59875 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59359 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,203 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,106 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,005 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,909 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,098 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,928 (8.2%)
  • February1,666 (7.1%)
  • March1,885 (8%)
  • April1,839 (7.8%)
  • May1,926 (8.2%)
  • June1,921 (8.2%)
  • July2,009 (8.6%)
  • August1,815 (7.7%)
  • September2,068 (8.8%)
  • October2,158 (9.2%)
  • November2,223 (9.5%)
  • December2,057 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16,691 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,911 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting501 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown251 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit141 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds18,708 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,958 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds377 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds297 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist226 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds140 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds24 (0.1%)
  • Other614 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded151 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,720 (67%)
  • Wet or damp7,056 (30%)
  • Frost or ice508 (2.2%)
  • Snow126 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep49 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel17 (0.1%)
  • Mud7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph69 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph13,036 (55%)
  • 40 mph2,640 (11%)
  • 50 mph1,291 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph2,051 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph4,405 (19%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,033 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway5,054 (22%)
  • Roundabout3,688 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road594 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded126 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Basildon

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant19,442 (62%)
  • Pedestrian3,991 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist3,491 (11%)
  • Cyclist2,083 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant884 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant531 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant202 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)177 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant139 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant119 (0.4%)
  • Other37 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5591 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 101,318 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 152,133 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 205,717 (18%)
  • 21 to 254,134 (13%)
  • 26 to 355,648 (18%)
  • 36 to 454,121 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,060 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 651,780 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 751,037 (3.3%)
  • Over 75695 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded888 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider19,209 (62%)
  • Passenger7,922 (25%)
  • Pedestrian3,991 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car33,474 (75%)
  • Motorcycle3,556 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,451 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle2,179 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,098 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach660 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car384 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle325 (0.7%)
  • Minibus153 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown43 (0.1%)
  • Other74 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Basildon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Basildon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Basildon ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 134th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
131stThurrock24,01132,8833324,520
132ndBlackburn with Darwen23,83632,5642804,232
133rdNorwich23,74928,4651854,895
134thBasildon (this area)23,49531,1222794,246
135thSouth Cambridgeshire23,38434,0857295,364
136thStafford23,37232,9054663,001
137thCambridge23,35726,6631174,228

Accident hotspots in Basildon

St Martin's, Basildon, SS14 1DU area is the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon, with 659 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon from 1979 to 2025: 2,375, including 62 fatal and 429 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1272,3753,51462429
2ndA1761,8342,51914274
3rdA1321,8302,33325245
4thA1291,6732,24119313
5thA131,1021,56621186
6thB14641,0011,30710185
7thB10079471,2236183
8thA13217631,1098123
9thA12355768066100
10thB1485317127103
11thA1303204861067
12thB1419272331373
13thB103684113017
14thB10116991121
15thA1245343814
16thA1283300
17thA122310
18thA1202200
19thA1262200
20thA1702300

Towns in Basildon

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 10,898.

Postcode districts in Basildon

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon from 1979 to 2025: 5,245.

Latest crashes in Basildon

Of the latest 24 crashes in Basildon, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity