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Basildon road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 616 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1981, and 840 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (625), and casualties rose from 818.

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

Collisions in 1981
616
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
840
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1981

1.5% of collisions in Basildon in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious16727%
  • Slight44071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious19723%
  • Slight63375%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1981 is highlighted, with 616, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (13%)
  • Tuesday92 (15%)
  • Wednesday89 (14%)
  • Thursday101 (16%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (9.3%)
  • February48 (7.8%)
  • March47 (7.6%)
  • April57 (9.3%)
  • May48 (7.8%)
  • June46 (7.5%)
  • July59 (9.6%)
  • August52 (8.4%)
  • September47 (7.6%)
  • October52 (8.4%)
  • November51 (8.3%)
  • December52 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit188 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds462 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (60%)
  • Wet or damp211 (34%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.4%)
  • Snow12 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph346 (56%)
  • 40 mph43 (7%)
  • 60 mph77 (13%)
  • 70 mph150 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (20%)
  • Roundabout72 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (20%)
  • Pedestrian124 (15%)
  • Cyclist62 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant40 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1568 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20243 (29%)
  • 21 to 2597 (12%)
  • 26 to 35128 (15%)
  • 36 to 4599 (12%)
  • 46 to 5569 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider482 (57%)
  • Passenger234 (28%)
  • Pedestrian124 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car776 (67%)
  • Motorcycle165 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 138th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
138th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1981

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1981: 84, including 3 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12784148329
2ndA1295889112
3rdA1764866010
4thB10074250112
5thA132273709
6thB14642639111
7thA132435111
8thA1321212502
9thB1419172104
10thA1235141513
11thB1487702
12thB10114402
13thA1303901
14thB10363301

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1981

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 279.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1981

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1981: 124.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years