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Basildon road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 618 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1998, and 833 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1997 (658), and casualties fell from 857.

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

Collisions in 1998
618
Down 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
833
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1998

1% of collisions in Basildon in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious6911%
  • Slight54388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious799.5%
  • Slight74890%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1998 is highlighted, with 618, down 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday101 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (17%)
  • Friday75 (12%)
  • Saturday92 (15%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.4%)
  • February46 (7.4%)
  • March64 (10%)
  • April42 (6.8%)
  • May47 (7.6%)
  • June57 (9.2%)
  • July56 (9.1%)
  • August37 (6%)
  • September52 (8.4%)
  • October46 (7.4%)
  • November68 (11%)
  • December57 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds480 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Other16 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry403 (65%)
  • Wet or damp208 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph332 (54%)
  • 40 mph68 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph68 (11%)
  • 70 mph141 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (20%)
  • Roundabout118 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant558 (67%)
  • Pedestrian82 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist68 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (4%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20124 (15%)
  • 21 to 25110 (13%)
  • 26 to 35167 (20%)
  • 36 to 4592 (11%)
  • 46 to 5586 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded57 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider519 (62%)
  • Passenger232 (28%)
  • Pedestrian82 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car943 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 129th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1998

The A132 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1998: 80, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA132809725
2ndA127518219
3rdA176496304
4thA129325002
5thB1464253104
6thA13213515
7thA1321213404
8thB148202302
9thB1007192504
10thA1235161901
11thB1419111300
12thA1301100

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1998

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 298.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1998

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1998: 140.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years