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Basildon road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2016, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2015 (389), and casualties fell from 532.

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

Collisions in 2016
364
Down 6% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
487
Down 8% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2016

1.4% of collisions in Basildon in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6317%
  • Slight29681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight41485%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2016 is highlighted, with 364, down 6% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (11%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (18%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday73 (20%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (11%)
  • February32 (8.8%)
  • March25 (6.9%)
  • April26 (7.1%)
  • May27 (7.4%)
  • June30 (8.2%)
  • July34 (9.3%)
  • August30 (8.2%)
  • September27 (7.4%)
  • October42 (12%)
  • November27 (7.4%)
  • December25 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (76%)
  • Wet or damp84 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph195 (54%)
  • 40 mph59 (16%)
  • 50 mph46 (13%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph53 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (30%)
  • Roundabout45 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (11%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2045 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (22%)
  • 36 to 4579 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (69%)
  • Passenger103 (21%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car533 (74%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 133rd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2016

St Martin's, Basildon, SS14 1DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon in 2016, with 30 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2016

The A127 and A176 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2016, with 34 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127345515
2ndA176344535
3rdA132303906
4thA13202404
5thA129162003
6thA1235111602
7thA130111803
8thA1321111301
9thB1464111302
10thB148101103
11thB100791303
12thB10363300
13thA12451100
14thB14191201

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2016

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 179.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2016

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2016: 91.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years