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Basildon road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2010, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2009 (404), and casualties fell from 510.

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

Collisions in 2010
365
Down 10% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
463
Down 9% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Basildon in 2010 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5415%
  • Slight31085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight40587%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2010 is highlighted, with 365, down 10% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 365
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday73 (20%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (6.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.5%)
  • February34 (9.3%)
  • March30 (8.2%)
  • April28 (7.7%)
  • May24 (6.6%)
  • June38 (10%)
  • July42 (12%)
  • August18 (4.9%)
  • September30 (8.2%)
  • October28 (7.7%)
  • November42 (12%)
  • December31 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other21 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (70%)
  • Wet or damp89 (24%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph189 (52%)
  • 40 mph62 (17%)
  • 50 mph47 (13%)
  • 60 mph14 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph52 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (27%)
  • Roundabout67 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (63%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (13%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2080 (17%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (19%)
  • 36 to 4569 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.5%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (65%)
  • Passenger100 (22%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (77%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 153rd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2010

Fryerns, Basildon, SS14 3GD area and Pitsea South East, Basildon, SS13 3BL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Basildon in 2010, with 24 collisions each.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2010

The A176 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2010: 38, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA176384709
2ndA127355206
3rdA13314314
4thA132313403
5thA129202404
6thB1464171802
7thA130132302
8thB148111902
9thA123591600
10thA132191201
11thB100791000
12thB10362201
13thA1361100

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2010

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 172.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2010

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2010: 77.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years