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Basildon road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 645 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1987, and 845 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (632), and casualties rose from 809.

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

Collisions in 1987
645
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
845
Up 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
18
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1987

2.8% of collisions in Basildon in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.8%
  • Serious15224%
  • Slight47574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious17621%
  • Slight65077%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1987 is highlighted, with 645, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (15%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday95 (15%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday94 (15%)
  • Saturday110 (17%)
  • Sunday55 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6%)
  • February43 (6.7%)
  • March32 (5%)
  • April43 (6.7%)
  • May61 (9.5%)
  • June60 (9.3%)
  • July59 (9.1%)
  • August56 (8.7%)
  • September48 (7.4%)
  • October86 (13%)
  • November58 (9%)
  • December60 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight453 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other17 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (62%)
  • Wet or damp215 (33%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph381 (59%)
  • 40 mph45 (7%)
  • 60 mph80 (12%)
  • 70 mph139 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (18%)
  • Roundabout90 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant498 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (13%)
  • Pedestrian109 (13%)
  • Cyclist66 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1562 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20200 (24%)
  • 21 to 25141 (17%)
  • 26 to 35137 (16%)
  • 36 to 45100 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (60%)
  • Passenger227 (27%)
  • Pedestrian109 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car848 (70%)
  • Motorcycle109 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 125th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1987

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1987: 79, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12779109516
2ndA12975106220
3rdA132406318
4thA1764060010
5thB1007344117
6thA13252912
7thA1321223005
8thB1464212426
9thB148131706
10thA1235101203
11thB141991102
12thA1306700
13thA1751100
14thB13211100

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1987

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 270.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1987

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1987: 136.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years