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Basildon road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2012, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2011 (356), and casualties rose from 464.

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

Collisions in 2012
400
Up 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
539
Up 16% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2012

0.8% of collisions in Basildon in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight34386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6111%
  • Slight47588%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2012 is highlighted, with 400, up 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (18%)
  • Tuesday68 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7%)
  • February29 (7.2%)
  • March38 (9.5%)
  • April25 (6.3%)
  • May37 (9.3%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July35 (8.8%)
  • August24 (6%)
  • September49 (12%)
  • October33 (8.3%)
  • November35 (8.8%)
  • December25 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (68%)
  • Wet or damp126 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (60%)
  • 40 mph60 (15%)
  • 50 mph61 (15%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph31 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (54%)
  • Roundabout87 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (69%)
  • Pedestrian68 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2076 (14%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 3597 (18%)
  • 36 to 4590 (17%)
  • 46 to 5565 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.4%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (64%)
  • Passenger125 (23%)
  • Pedestrian68 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (81%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 121st most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2012

St Martin's, Basildon, SS14 1DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon in 2012, with 34 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2012

The A176 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2012: 50, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA176506705
2ndA132273203
3rdA127264212
4thA129212805
5thB1464172002
6thA13162601
7thA1321151904
8thB1007141812
9thA1235101802
10thB148101702
11thA1304501
12thA12452201
13thB10361100

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2012

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 194.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2012

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2012: 101.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2012, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years