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Basildon road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 553 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1991, and 757 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 1990 (719), and casualties fell from 923.

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

Collisions in 1991
553
Down 23% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
757
Down 18% on 1990
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1991

1.1% of collisions in Basildon in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious8716%
  • Slight46083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious10013%
  • Slight65086%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1991 is highlighted, with 553, down 23% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday76 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (12%)
  • Thursday108 (20%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.1%)
  • February33 (6%)
  • March44 (8%)
  • April35 (6.3%)
  • May47 (8.5%)
  • June44 (8%)
  • July49 (8.9%)
  • August40 (7.2%)
  • September56 (10%)
  • October70 (13%)
  • November47 (8.5%)
  • December43 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (67%)
  • Wet or damp161 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.5%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph301 (54%)
  • 40 mph43 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph90 (16%)
  • 70 mph115 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (18%)
  • Roundabout60 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (63%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)
  • Cyclist58 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (7%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1051 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1554 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20140 (18%)
  • 21 to 25112 (15%)
  • 26 to 35135 (18%)
  • 36 to 4588 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (57%)
  • Passenger212 (28%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car745 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (6%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 151st most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
151st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1991

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1991: 56, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127569118
2ndA129516914
3rdA132456425
4thB1007334308
5thA13253802
6thA176243105
7thB1464193703
8thA1321111802
9thB1419111203
10thA123581001
11thB1487900
12thA1303301
13thB10362200
14thA1281100
15thB10151100
16thB1721100

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1991

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 232.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1991

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1991: 98.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years