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Basildon road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 721 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1989, and 971 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1988 (737), and casualties rose from 966.

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

Collisions in 1989
721
Down 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
971
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1989

1.2% of collisions in Basildon in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious13719%
  • Slight57580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious15816%
  • Slight80383%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1989 is highlighted, with 721, down 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (13%)
  • Tuesday107 (15%)
  • Wednesday94 (13%)
  • Thursday110 (15%)
  • Friday111 (15%)
  • Saturday124 (17%)
  • Sunday79 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8.9%)
  • February58 (8%)
  • March45 (6.2%)
  • April54 (7.5%)
  • May47 (6.5%)
  • June45 (6.2%)
  • July67 (9.3%)
  • August68 (9.4%)
  • September43 (6%)
  • October77 (11%)
  • November71 (9.8%)
  • December82 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight501 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit202 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds561 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (12%)
  • Fog or mist23 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry472 (65%)
  • Wet or damp228 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph413 (57%)
  • 40 mph67 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph95 (13%)
  • 70 mph146 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (22%)
  • Roundabout89 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant619 (64%)
  • Pedestrian117 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (11%)
  • Cyclist69 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20231 (24%)
  • 21 to 25146 (15%)
  • 26 to 35171 (18%)
  • 36 to 45129 (13%)
  • 46 to 5584 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider574 (59%)
  • Passenger280 (29%)
  • Pedestrian117 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,055 (76%)
  • Motorcycle104 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 122nd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1989

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1989: 80, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12780112212
2ndA129517009
3rdA132486813
4thA176385418
5thA13334706
6thA1321314706
7thB1464273214
8thB1007253305
9thB148162317
10thA1235121700
11thA13051320
12thB14192500
13thA1331100
14thB10361101

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1989

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 336.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1989

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1989: 164.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years