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Basildon road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 737 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1988, and 966 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1987 (645), and casualties rose from 845.

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

Collisions in 1988
737
Up 14% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
966
Up 14% on 1987
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1988

0.7% of collisions in Basildon in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious13618%
  • Slight59681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious15616%
  • Slight80583%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1988 is highlighted, with 737, up 14% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday97 (13%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday130 (18%)
  • Saturday117 (16%)
  • Sunday97 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.9%)
  • February55 (7.5%)
  • March63 (8.5%)
  • April48 (6.5%)
  • May69 (9.4%)
  • June61 (8.3%)
  • July72 (9.8%)
  • August49 (6.6%)
  • September69 (9.4%)
  • October72 (9.8%)
  • November55 (7.5%)
  • December66 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight519 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds583 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry472 (64%)
  • Wet or damp252 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph439 (60%)
  • 40 mph53 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph112 (15%)
  • 70 mph132 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (17%)
  • Roundabout101 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant576 (60%)
  • Pedestrian146 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (12%)
  • Cyclist73 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1052 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1581 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20226 (23%)
  • 21 to 25131 (14%)
  • 26 to 35152 (16%)
  • 36 to 45106 (11%)
  • 46 to 5579 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.2%)
  • Over 7519 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider553 (57%)
  • Passenger267 (28%)
  • Pedestrian146 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car972 (71%)
  • Motorcycle122 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 113th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
113th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1988

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1988: 76, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1277610639
2ndA1766281010
3rdA1296182011
4thB1007466618
5thA132394606
6thA13233501
7thB148223303
8thA1321202808
9thB1464192206
10thA1235121604
11thB14198802
12thA1303400
13thA1481101
14thB10111100
15thB10481200
16thB14541201

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1988

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 351.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1988

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1988: 149.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1988, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years