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Basildon road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2005, and 679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2004 (585), and casualties fell from 765.

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

Collisions in 2005
480
Down 18% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
679
Down 11% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2005

0.2% of collisions in Basildon in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight42088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious669.7%
  • Slight61190%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2005 is highlighted, with 480, down 18% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday66 (14%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.3%)
  • February43 (9%)
  • March39 (8.1%)
  • April34 (7.1%)
  • May35 (7.3%)
  • June47 (9.8%)
  • July38 (7.9%)
  • August40 (8.3%)
  • September39 (8.1%)
  • October46 (9.6%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December34 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (7.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (73%)
  • Wet or damp118 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (49%)
  • 40 mph75 (16%)
  • 50 mph71 (15%)
  • 60 mph24 (5%)
  • 70 mph73 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (24%)
  • Roundabout96 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20118 (17%)
  • 21 to 2578 (11%)
  • 26 to 35119 (18%)
  • 36 to 45102 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (11%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (64%)
  • Passenger186 (27%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car722 (78%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 144th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2005

St Martin's, Basildon, SS14 1DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon in 2005, with 42 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2005

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2005: 50, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1275075010
2ndA176476413
3rdA129324704
4thA13304004
5thA132304000
6thA1321234602
7thA1235193602
8thB1007172701
9thB148172301
10thA130152102
11thB1464141902
12thA12311200
13thA12451200

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2005

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 220.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2005

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2005: 113.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2005, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Basildon road accidents in other years