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Basildon road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 719 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1990, and 923 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (721), and casualties fell from 971.

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

Collisions in 1990
719
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
923
Down 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1990

1.7% of collisions in Basildon in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious12117%
  • Slight58682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious14115%
  • Slight76883%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1990 is highlighted, with 719, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (13%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (13%)
  • Thursday101 (14%)
  • Friday114 (16%)
  • Saturday118 (16%)
  • Sunday96 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (10%)
  • February56 (7.8%)
  • March65 (9%)
  • April69 (9.6%)
  • May41 (5.7%)
  • June51 (7.1%)
  • July65 (9%)
  • August56 (7.8%)
  • September71 (9.9%)
  • October54 (7.5%)
  • November73 (10%)
  • December45 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight511 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds599 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry515 (72%)
  • Wet or damp192 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph413 (57%)
  • 40 mph54 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph102 (14%)
  • 70 mph147 (20%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (19%)
  • Roundabout83 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant592 (64%)
  • Pedestrian137 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist67 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1056 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20215 (23%)
  • 21 to 25150 (16%)
  • 26 to 35171 (19%)
  • 36 to 4595 (10%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider551 (60%)
  • Passenger235 (25%)
  • Pedestrian137 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,043 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle74 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 126th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1990

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1990: 82, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12782124410
2ndA129536907
3rdA132384816
4thA176385309
5thA1321365507
6thB1007344215
7thB1464273805
8thA1235243005
9thA13162614
10thB148111302
11thB141981004
12thA1306602
13thB10112200
14thA1201100
15thA1261100
16thA1281100
17thB10141100
18thB11481101
19thB14341201
20thB1491100

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1990

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 315.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1990

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1990: 147.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years