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Basildon road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 558 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1983, and 734 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1982 (630), and casualties fell from 804.

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

Collisions in 1983
558
Down 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
734
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1983

1.8% of collisions in Basildon in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious14426%
  • Slight40472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious16022%
  • Slight56477%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1983 is highlighted, with 558, down 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (12%)
  • Thursday103 (18%)
  • Friday94 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.4%)
  • February31 (5.6%)
  • March48 (8.6%)
  • April37 (6.6%)
  • May50 (9%)
  • June44 (7.9%)
  • July40 (7.2%)
  • August51 (9.1%)
  • September48 (8.6%)
  • October49 (8.8%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December51 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight373 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds455 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry394 (71%)
  • Wet or damp146 (26%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph351 (63%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph65 (12%)
  • 70 mph112 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway402 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (17%)
  • Roundabout46 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (49%)
  • Pedestrian137 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (17%)
  • Cyclist67 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1051 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1575 (10%)
  • 16 to 20196 (27%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35102 (14%)
  • 36 to 4567 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (54%)
  • Passenger198 (27%)
  • Pedestrian137 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car695 (68%)
  • Motorcycle123 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 150th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1983

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1983: 63, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1276396216
2ndA1295468213
3rdA176335417
4thB1007283309
5thB14192630011
6thB1464253209
7thA132232704
8thA13152325
9thA1321142013
10thB148121324
11thB1036101702
12thA123591102
13thB101191905
14thA1303300

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1983

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 276.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1983

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1983: 127.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years