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Basildon road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 632 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1986, and 809 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (588), and casualties rose from 804.

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

Collisions in 1986
632
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
809
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Basildon in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious12920%
  • Slight49478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious14518%
  • Slight65581%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1986 is highlighted, with 632, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday96 (15%)
  • Wednesday94 (15%)
  • Thursday87 (14%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday100 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.5%)
  • February42 (6.6%)
  • March46 (7.3%)
  • April45 (7.1%)
  • May54 (8.5%)
  • June65 (10%)
  • July47 (7.4%)
  • August55 (8.7%)
  • September45 (7.1%)
  • October74 (12%)
  • November59 (9.3%)
  • December59 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight426 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry387 (61%)
  • Wet or damp192 (30%)
  • Frost or ice33 (5.2%)
  • Snow14 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph351 (56%)
  • 40 mph51 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph85 (13%)
  • 70 mph144 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (19%)
  • Roundabout77 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (55%)
  • Pedestrian132 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (13%)
  • Cyclist63 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1576 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20199 (25%)
  • 21 to 25134 (17%)
  • 26 to 35115 (14%)
  • 36 to 4593 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3%)
  • Over 7515 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider467 (58%)
  • Passenger210 (26%)
  • Pedestrian132 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car790 (71%)
  • Motorcycle110 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Basildon ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 138th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1986

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1986: 88, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12788118116
2ndA1295575013
3rdA176548419
4thB1007364405
5thB1464293705
6thA13232603
7thA132222427
8thA1321141702
9thA130131305
10thB1419131705
11thB148121603
12thA1235112004
13thB10365600
14thB10113300

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1986

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 245.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1986

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1986: 124.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1986, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years