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Basildon road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 658 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1997, and 857 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1996 (628), and casualties rose from 831.

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

Collisions in 1997
658
Up 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
857
Up 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Basildon in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious9514%
  • Slight55885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious10512%
  • Slight74787%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1997 is highlighted, with 658, up 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (17%)
  • Wednesday87 (13%)
  • Thursday118 (18%)
  • Friday98 (15%)
  • Saturday87 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (11%)
  • February43 (6.5%)
  • March52 (7.9%)
  • April56 (8.5%)
  • May49 (7.4%)
  • June55 (8.4%)
  • July53 (8.1%)
  • August56 (8.5%)
  • September54 (8.2%)
  • October68 (10%)
  • November45 (6.8%)
  • December57 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight476 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry449 (68%)
  • Wet or damp199 (30%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph353 (54%)
  • 40 mph70 (11%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph58 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph166 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (55%)
  • Roundabout137 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant587 (68%)
  • Pedestrian102 (12%)
  • Cyclist62 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20117 (14%)
  • 21 to 25109 (13%)
  • 26 to 35194 (23%)
  • 36 to 4599 (12%)
  • 46 to 5597 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded44 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider548 (64%)
  • Passenger207 (24%)
  • Pedestrian102 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,038 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5%)
  • Motorcycle60 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 125th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1997

The A132 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1997: 81, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1328110415
2ndA1277598114
3rdA176578107
4thA129506026
5thA1321285417
6thB1464273005
7thB1007263504
8thB1419182005
9thB148162303
10thA13141601
11thA1235111700
12thA1301100

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1997

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 294.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1997

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1997: 148.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1997, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years