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Basildon road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2015, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2014 (459), and casualties fell from 624.

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

Collisions in 2015
389
Down 15% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
532
Down 15% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2015

1% of collisions in Basildon in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight33185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight47289%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2015 is highlighted, with 389, down 15% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (16%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday69 (18%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (11%)
  • February30 (7.7%)
  • March30 (7.7%)
  • April31 (8%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June33 (8.5%)
  • July37 (9.5%)
  • August34 (8.7%)
  • September27 (6.9%)
  • October29 (7.5%)
  • November30 (7.7%)
  • December23 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (75%)
  • Wet or damp90 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph231 (59%)
  • 40 mph63 (16%)
  • 50 mph42 (11%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph46 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (22%)
  • Roundabout77 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2069 (13%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 35106 (20%)
  • 36 to 4575 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.5%)
  • Over 7522 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (68%)
  • Passenger128 (24%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car592 (76%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 121st most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2015

Fryerns, Basildon, SS14 3GD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon in 2015, with 30 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2015

The A127 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2015: 44, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127448316
2ndA176335004
3rdA132273121
4thA129192301
5thA13172614
6thB1464172602
7thA1235131801
8thA1321131503
9thB100791500
10thA1307802
11thB1484501

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2015

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 175.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2015

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2015: 88.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2015, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years