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Basildon road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2009, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2008 (440), and casualties fell from 583.

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

Collisions in 2009
404
Down 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
510
Down 13% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2009

1.5% of collisions in Basildon in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight35387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious469%
  • Slight45890%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2009 is highlighted, with 404, down 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (17%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.4%)
  • February27 (6.7%)
  • March35 (8.7%)
  • April41 (10%)
  • May32 (7.9%)
  • June30 (7.4%)
  • July27 (6.7%)
  • August28 (6.9%)
  • September36 (8.9%)
  • October35 (8.7%)
  • November31 (7.7%)
  • December52 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (62%)
  • Wet or damp129 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.5%)
  • Snow9 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (59%)
  • 40 mph56 (14%)
  • 50 mph45 (11%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph56 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (22%)
  • Roundabout73 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (62%)
  • Pedestrian78 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2053 (10%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4592 (18%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (65%)
  • Passenger100 (20%)
  • Pedestrian78 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (76%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 142nd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2009

St Martin's, Basildon, SS14 1DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon in 2009, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2009

The A13 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2009: 40, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13405415
2ndA176364710
3rdA132354315
4thA127273916
5thA129262706
6thB1007151802
7thA1235142301
8thB148131901
9thB1464121501
10thA1321111401
11thA1305720

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2009

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 192.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2009

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2009: 88.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years