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Basildon road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 585 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2004, and 765 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2003 (589), and casualties fell from 793.

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

Collisions in 2004
585
Down 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
765
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2004

0.9% of collisions in Basildon in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious8414%
  • Slight49685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious9212%
  • Slight66887%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2004 is highlighted, with 585, down 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday86 (15%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday94 (16%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (12%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.5%)
  • February41 (7%)
  • March50 (8.5%)
  • April52 (8.9%)
  • May62 (11%)
  • June62 (11%)
  • July41 (7%)
  • August43 (7.4%)
  • September53 (9.1%)
  • October49 (8.4%)
  • November50 (8.5%)
  • December38 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds495 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry417 (71%)
  • Wet or damp159 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph293 (50%)
  • 40 mph88 (15%)
  • 50 mph74 (13%)
  • 60 mph25 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph104 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (47%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (27%)
  • Roundabout132 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant540 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (11%)
  • Pedestrian63 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20104 (14%)
  • 21 to 25102 (13%)
  • 26 to 35145 (19%)
  • 36 to 45127 (17%)
  • 46 to 5573 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2%)
  • Not recorded42 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider517 (68%)
  • Passenger185 (24%)
  • Pedestrian63 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car900 (79%)
  • Motorcycle85 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Basildon ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 122nd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2004

Fryerns, Basildon, SS14 3GD area and Pitsea South East, Basildon, SS13 3BL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Basildon in 2004, with 42 collisions each.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2004

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2004: 73, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12773101011
2ndA176578404
3rdA132516518
4thA13424916
5thA129303926
6thB1464274002
7thA1235182201
8thB1007162503
9thA130151903
10thA1321111204
11thB14891202
12thB10364501
13thA12452210
14thA1701200
15thA1791100
16thB10171100

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2004

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 273.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2004

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2004: 134.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years