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Basildon road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 588 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1979, and 815 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,495 collisions in Basildon.

Collisions in 1979
588
Casualties in 1979
815
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1979

1.9% of collisions in Basildon in 1979 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious16829%
  • Slight40970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious20625%
  • Slight59873%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1979 is highlighted, with 588.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday102 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.7%)
  • February32 (5.4%)
  • March41 (7%)
  • April44 (7.5%)
  • May56 (9.5%)
  • June42 (7.1%)
  • July35 (6%)
  • August54 (9.2%)
  • September62 (11%)
  • October63 (11%)
  • November51 (8.7%)
  • December57 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (12%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other18 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry367 (62%)
  • Wet or damp168 (29%)
  • Frost or ice42 (7.1%)
  • Snow11 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph315 (54%)
  • 40 mph51 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph222 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (21%)
  • Roundabout57 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (21%)
  • Pedestrian133 (16%)
  • Cyclist49 (6%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1045 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1568 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20233 (29%)
  • 21 to 25112 (14%)
  • 26 to 35121 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5572 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.6%)
  • Over 757 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (57%)
  • Passenger221 (27%)
  • Pedestrian133 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car706 (66%)
  • Motorcycle171 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Basildon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Basildon ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 149th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
149th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1979

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1979: 70, including 5 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12770107520
2ndA1295071115
3rdA1324658112
4thA1764160014
5thB1007384708
6thB1464314407
7thA1321253803
8thA13235009
9thA1235162007
10thB1419131915
11thB1011111303
12thA13091502
13thB10365504
14thB1485500

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1979

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 265.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1979

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1979: 134.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1979, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years