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Basildon road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 668 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2000, and 938 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1999 (604), and casualties rose from 788.

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

Collisions in 2000
668
Up 11% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
938
Up 19% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2000

0.7% of collisions in Basildon in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious8312%
  • Slight58087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious9610%
  • Slight83789%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2000 is highlighted, with 668, up 11% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (14%)
  • Thursday113 (17%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday92 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.1%)
  • February57 (8.5%)
  • March50 (7.5%)
  • April54 (8.1%)
  • May61 (9.1%)
  • June45 (6.7%)
  • July64 (9.6%)
  • August45 (6.7%)
  • September55 (8.2%)
  • October56 (8.4%)
  • November71 (11%)
  • December49 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight476 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds510 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry402 (60%)
  • Wet or damp250 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.7%)
  • Mud4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph349 (52%)
  • 40 mph84 (13%)
  • 50 mph45 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph66 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph122 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (20%)
  • Roundabout133 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant639 (68%)
  • Pedestrian83 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist57 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20132 (14%)
  • 21 to 25114 (12%)
  • 26 to 35195 (21%)
  • 36 to 45145 (15%)
  • 46 to 5581 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6545 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.9%)
  • Over 7522 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded81 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider589 (63%)
  • Passenger266 (28%)
  • Pedestrian83 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,017 (79%)
  • Motorcycle79 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 118th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2000

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2000: 73, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12773111111
2ndA132729225
3rdA176506505
4thA129405203
5thA13274103
6thB1464222900
7thB148172303
8thB1007162600
9thA1235132101
10thA1321131700
11thB14197801
12thA1303401
13thA11241100
14thA121210
15thA1281100
16thB10181200

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2000

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 302.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2000

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2000: 121.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2000, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years