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Basildon road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 597 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1984, and 794 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1983 (558), and casualties rose from 734.

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

Collisions in 1984
597
Up 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
794
Up 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1984

1.7% of collisions in Basildon in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious14624%
  • Slight44174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious18423%
  • Slight60076%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1984 is highlighted, with 597, up 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday102 (17%)
  • Wednesday66 (11%)
  • Thursday87 (15%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday95 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.7%)
  • February36 (6%)
  • March46 (7.7%)
  • April46 (7.7%)
  • May37 (6.2%)
  • June37 (6.2%)
  • July48 (8%)
  • August41 (6.9%)
  • September59 (9.9%)
  • October66 (11%)
  • November65 (11%)
  • December70 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight412 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds495 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry402 (67%)
  • Wet or damp182 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph363 (61%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph83 (14%)
  • 70 mph124 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (16%)
  • Roundabout85 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (19%)
  • Pedestrian129 (16%)
  • Cyclist70 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1046 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1579 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20197 (25%)
  • 21 to 25116 (15%)
  • 26 to 35131 (16%)
  • 36 to 4574 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (57%)
  • Passenger209 (26%)
  • Pedestrian129 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car766 (69%)
  • Motorcycle151 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 152nd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1984

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1984: 64, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12764108118
2ndA1295469014
3rdA1764365111
4thB1007344507
5thB1464335219
6thA132293514
7thA13192514
8thA1321172612
9thB1011131714
10thB1419131504
11thA1235101503
12thB1486601
13thA1305610
14thB10363501

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1984

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 297.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1984

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1984: 140.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1984, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years