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Basildon road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 604 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 1999, and 788 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1998 (618), and casualties fell from 833.

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

Collisions in 1999
604
Down 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
788
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 1999

0.5% of collisions in Basildon in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight53188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious7910%
  • Slight70690%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 1999 is highlighted, with 604, down 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday108 (18%)
  • Saturday93 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.8%)
  • February43 (7.1%)
  • March57 (9.4%)
  • April50 (8.3%)
  • May52 (8.6%)
  • June39 (6.5%)
  • July42 (7%)
  • August53 (8.8%)
  • September53 (8.8%)
  • October66 (11%)
  • November51 (8.4%)
  • December51 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight461 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds490 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry423 (70%)
  • Wet or damp167 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph335 (55%)
  • 40 mph71 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph73 (12%)
  • 70 mph117 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (57%)
  • Roundabout135 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant511 (65%)
  • Pedestrian90 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20102 (13%)
  • 21 to 2581 (10%)
  • 26 to 35181 (23%)
  • 36 to 45107 (14%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.8%)
  • Over 7523 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded75 (9.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider491 (62%)
  • Passenger207 (26%)
  • Pedestrian90 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car910 (78%)
  • Motorcycle71 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 134th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 1999

The A132 had the most collisions in Basildon in 1999: 70, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA132708918
2ndA176608007
3rdA127456414
4thA129384403
5thB1464384703
6thA13253002
7thB148222604
8thA1321202903
9thB1007172501
10thA1235152505
11thB14198800
12thA1305601

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 1999

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 288.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 1999

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 1999: 145.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years