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Basildon road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 637 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2001, and 831 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2000 (668), and casualties fell from 938.

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

Collisions in 2001
637
Down 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
831
Down 11% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2001

1.3% of collisions in Basildon in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious10516%
  • Slight52482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious11714%
  • Slight70685%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2001 is highlighted, with 637, down 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (12%)
  • Tuesday103 (16%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday118 (19%)
  • Saturday80 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.6%)
  • February48 (7.5%)
  • March48 (7.5%)
  • April43 (6.8%)
  • May58 (9.1%)
  • June45 (7.1%)
  • July61 (9.6%)
  • August52 (8.2%)
  • September51 (8%)
  • October42 (6.6%)
  • November63 (9.9%)
  • December65 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight463 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds515 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (60%)
  • Wet or damp234 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph332 (52%)
  • 40 mph101 (16%)
  • 50 mph72 (11%)
  • 60 mph47 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph85 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (21%)
  • Roundabout127 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant560 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (11%)
  • Pedestrian73 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist41 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20115 (14%)
  • 21 to 2585 (10%)
  • 26 to 35189 (23%)
  • 36 to 45142 (17%)
  • 46 to 5583 (10%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded45 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (66%)
  • Passenger213 (26%)
  • Pedestrian73 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car951 (78%)
  • Motorcycle97 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Basildon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Basildon ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 119th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2001

Pitsea South East, Basildon, SS13 3BL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon in 2001, with 45 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2001

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2001: 73, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12773102015
2ndA132546315
3rdA176416217
4thA129344803
5thA13344415
6thB1464273604
7thA1235222804
8thB1007171905
9thB148142314
10thA1321121601
11thA13041401
12thB14192200
13thA121100
14thA1201100
15thB10361401

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2001

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 308.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2001

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2001: 125.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2001, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Basildon road accidents in other years