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Basildon road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 588 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1985, and 804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (597), and casualties rose from 794.

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

Collisions in 1985
588
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
804
Up 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1985

2.2% of collisions in Basildon in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious13823%
  • Slight43774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious17121%
  • Slight62077%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1985 is highlighted, with 588, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday86 (15%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday89 (15%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.3%)
  • February23 (3.9%)
  • March52 (8.8%)
  • April45 (7.7%)
  • May49 (8.3%)
  • June44 (7.5%)
  • July57 (9.7%)
  • August39 (6.6%)
  • September61 (10%)
  • October56 (9.5%)
  • November65 (11%)
  • December54 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (65%)
  • Wet or damp182 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.9%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (51%)
  • 40 mph56 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph90 (15%)
  • 70 mph143 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (21%)
  • Roundabout88 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (54%)
  • Pedestrian128 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (15%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant32 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1583 (10%)
  • 16 to 20200 (25%)
  • 21 to 25112 (14%)
  • 26 to 35105 (13%)
  • 36 to 45101 (13%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (53%)
  • Passenger248 (31%)
  • Pedestrian128 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car760 (69%)
  • Motorcycle120 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach34 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 153rd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1985

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1985: 65, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1276595211
2ndA1766183012
3rdA1295177214
4thA132394619
5thB1007294207
6thA13264416
7thA1321212914
8thB1464172904
9thA130111204
10thB1419111205
11thB101191002
12thB103681200
13thB14881010
14thA12357902

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1985

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 266.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1985

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1985: 135.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years