Skip to main content
CrashStats

Basildon road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 630 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1982, and 804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (616), and casualties fell from 840.

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

Collisions in 1982
630
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
804
Down 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
14
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1982

2.2% of collisions in Basildon in 1982 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious16727%
  • Slight44971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious19124%
  • Slight59574%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1982 is highlighted, with 630, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday105 (17%)
  • Thursday74 (12%)
  • Friday102 (16%)
  • Saturday101 (16%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.5%)
  • February37 (5.9%)
  • March55 (8.7%)
  • April54 (8.6%)
  • May46 (7.3%)
  • June51 (8.1%)
  • July52 (8.3%)
  • August53 (8.4%)
  • September58 (9.2%)
  • October56 (8.9%)
  • November75 (12%)
  • December52 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight429 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds501 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry420 (67%)
  • Wet or damp170 (27%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (1.3%)
  • Snow6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph361 (57%)
  • 40 mph42 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph77 (12%)
  • 70 mph150 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway439 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (17%)
  • Roundabout74 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (23%)
  • Pedestrian131 (16%)
  • Cyclist60 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1581 (10%)
  • 16 to 20230 (29%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35112 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (8%)
  • 46 to 5562 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider467 (58%)
  • Passenger206 (26%)
  • Pedestrian131 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car743 (66%)
  • Motorcycle184 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 137th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1982

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1982: 68, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12768112214
2ndB10076577016
3rdA1295465314
4thA1764659111
5thA132354507
6thA13272907
7thB1464212806
8thA1321182003
9thB1419131313
10thB10118902
11thB1488901
12thA123561003
13thB103661102
14thA1301200

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1982

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 299.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1982

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1982: 136.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1982, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years