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Basildon road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2007, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (478), and casualties fell from 636.

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

Collisions in 2007
484
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
633
Level with 2006
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2007

1% of collisions in Basildon in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6614%
  • Slight41385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7812%
  • Slight55087%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2007 is highlighted, with 484, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday87 (18%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.3%)
  • February34 (7%)
  • March46 (9.5%)
  • April38 (7.9%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June31 (6.4%)
  • July44 (9.1%)
  • August42 (8.7%)
  • September36 (7.4%)
  • October35 (7.2%)
  • November39 (8.1%)
  • December45 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (65%)
  • Wet or damp168 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph237 (49%)
  • 40 mph77 (16%)
  • 50 mph63 (13%)
  • 60 mph18 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph86 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (26%)
  • Roundabout93 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (12%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20125 (20%)
  • 21 to 2590 (14%)
  • 26 to 35102 (16%)
  • 36 to 45106 (17%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (68%)
  • Passenger142 (22%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car740 (79%)
  • Motorcycle70 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 132nd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2007

Fryerns, Basildon, SS14 3GD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon in 2007, with 36 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2007

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2007: 54, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127546817
2ndA13415504
3rdA176416025
4thA129405107
5thB1464273403
6thA132263304
7thB148161903
8thA1235152013
9thA1321142100
10thA130132311
11thB1007121500
12thB10362200
13thA12451100
14thA1701100
15thB10351201

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2007

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 212.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2007

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2007: 114.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2007, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years