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Basildon road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2008, and 583 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2007 (484), and casualties fell from 633.

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

Collisions in 2008
440
Down 9% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
583
Down 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2008

0.9% of collisions in Basildon in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5613%
  • Slight38086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious589.9%
  • Slight52089%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2008 is highlighted, with 440, down 9% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.4%)
  • February32 (7.3%)
  • March28 (6.4%)
  • April36 (8.2%)
  • May39 (8.9%)
  • June45 (10%)
  • July42 (9.5%)
  • August32 (7.3%)
  • September38 (8.6%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November37 (8.4%)
  • December29 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (68%)
  • Wet or damp137 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph229 (52%)
  • 40 mph72 (16%)
  • 50 mph47 (11%)
  • 60 mph13 (3%)
  • 70 mph76 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (28%)
  • Roundabout66 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (12%)
  • Pedestrian60 (10%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20118 (20%)
  • 21 to 2586 (15%)
  • 26 to 3594 (16%)
  • 36 to 4592 (16%)
  • 46 to 5569 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (64%)
  • Passenger147 (25%)
  • Pedestrian60 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (75%)
  • Motorcycle71 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 142nd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2008

Fryerns, Basildon, SS14 3EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon in 2008, with 41 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2008

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2008: 56, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127568435
2ndA132425606
3rdA176324602
4thA13273903
5thA129212504
6thB1464202802
7thA1321121901
8thA130111803
9thB1007111200
10thA123591201
11thB1487701
12thB10365700
13thA1231200
14thA12451100
15thB1271100
16thB14191100
17thB1461100

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2008

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 220.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2008

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2008: 116.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years