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Basildon road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 478 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2006, and 636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2005 (480), and casualties fell from 679.

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

Collisions in 2006
478
Level with 2005
Casualties in 2006
636
Down 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2006

1.7% of collisions in Basildon in 2006 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious7716%
  • Slight39382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious8313%
  • Slight54586%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2006 is highlighted, with 478, level with 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday80 (17%)
  • Thursday54 (11%)
  • Friday73 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.2%)
  • February30 (6.3%)
  • March32 (6.7%)
  • April44 (9.2%)
  • May40 (8.4%)
  • June29 (6.1%)
  • July36 (7.5%)
  • August39 (8.2%)
  • September42 (8.8%)
  • October45 (9.4%)
  • November57 (12%)
  • December40 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (67%)
  • Wet or damp154 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (49%)
  • 40 mph55 (12%)
  • 50 mph82 (17%)
  • 60 mph29 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph80 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (25%)
  • Roundabout96 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant446 (70%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20116 (18%)
  • 21 to 2591 (14%)
  • 26 to 35129 (20%)
  • 36 to 4590 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (66%)
  • Passenger158 (25%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car717 (79%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Basildon ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 142nd most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2006

Fryerns, Basildon, SS14 3GD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon in 2006, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2006

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2006: 57, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1275786213
2ndA132446007
3rdA176395503
4thA13334514
5thA129253002
6thA1235223004
7thB1464172302
8thB148172204
9thB1007141702
10thA1321101210
11thA1307911
12thA10271101
13thA1351100
14thB10361100

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2006

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 210.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2006

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2006: 106.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2006, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years