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Basildon road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2014, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2013 (383), and casualties rose from 486.

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

Collisions in 2014
459
Up 20% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
624
Up 28% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2014

0.7% of collisions in Basildon in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight38684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7212%
  • Slight54988%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2014 is highlighted, with 459, up 20% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday81 (18%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (12%)
  • Friday87 (19%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.4%)
  • February32 (7%)
  • March39 (8.5%)
  • April40 (8.7%)
  • May35 (7.6%)
  • June45 (9.8%)
  • July38 (8.3%)
  • August38 (8.3%)
  • September35 (7.6%)
  • October27 (5.9%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December40 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (3.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (68%)
  • Wet or damp141 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph242 (53%)
  • 40 mph80 (17%)
  • 50 mph58 (13%)
  • 60 mph16 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph62 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (27%)
  • Roundabout89 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (12%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2064 (10%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35115 (18%)
  • 36 to 4598 (16%)
  • 46 to 5593 (15%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.5%)
  • Over 7525 (4%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (66%)
  • Passenger154 (25%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car676 (75%)
  • Motorcycle79 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 98th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2014

St Martin's, Basildon, SS14 1DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon in 2014, with 40 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2014

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2014: 47, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127477815
2ndA132455703
3rdA176445605
4thA13243505
5thB1464212703
6thA1321192610
7thA129172402
8thA130152804
9thA1235101112
10thB148101200
11thB100781100
12thA12454400
13thB14194502
14thB10363300

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2014

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 226.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2014

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2014: 109.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2014, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years