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Basildon road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 625 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1980, and 818 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1979 (588), and casualties rose from 815.

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

Collisions in 1980
625
Up 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
818
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1980

1.1% of collisions in Basildon in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious17027%
  • Slight44872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious20225%
  • Slight60974%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1980 is highlighted, with 625, up 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (11%)
  • Tuesday94 (15%)
  • Wednesday110 (18%)
  • Thursday102 (16%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday91 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (10%)
  • February33 (5.3%)
  • March53 (8.5%)
  • April46 (7.4%)
  • May43 (6.9%)
  • June60 (9.6%)
  • July50 (8%)
  • August36 (5.8%)
  • September44 (7%)
  • October73 (12%)
  • November57 (9.1%)
  • December67 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (60%)
  • Wet or damp212 (34%)
  • Frost or ice31 (5%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph370 (59%)
  • 40 mph47 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph52 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph156 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (19%)
  • Roundabout61 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (20%)
  • Pedestrian128 (16%)
  • Cyclist69 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1046 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1583 (10%)
  • 16 to 20216 (26%)
  • 21 to 2590 (11%)
  • 26 to 35127 (16%)
  • 36 to 4582 (10%)
  • 46 to 5571 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.9%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (59%)
  • Passenger207 (25%)
  • Pedestrian128 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car732 (65%)
  • Motorcycle162 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Basildon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Basildon ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 140th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1980

The A129 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1980: 69, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12969103021
2ndA1275571114
3rdB10074554012
4thA1764354011
5thB1464314427
6thA1321284505
7thA13263705
8thA132263118
9thA1235151804
10thB1419121204
11thB1036101301
12thB101191303
13thB14861112
14thA1301100

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1980

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 288.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1980

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1980: 143.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years