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Basildon road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2017, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2016 (364), and casualties fell from 487.

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

Collisions in 2017
293
Down 20% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
396
Down 19% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2017

0.7% of collisions in Basildon in 2017 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6422%
  • Slight22777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7318%
  • Slight32081%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2017 is highlighted, with 293, down 20% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.9%)
  • February19 (6.5%)
  • March25 (8.5%)
  • April23 (7.8%)
  • May17 (5.8%)
  • June34 (12%)
  • July28 (9.6%)
  • August26 (8.9%)
  • September21 (7.2%)
  • October24 (8.2%)
  • November27 (9.2%)
  • December20 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (6.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (79%)
  • Wet or damp58 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph157 (54%)
  • 40 mph49 (17%)
  • 50 mph36 (12%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph36 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (28%)
  • Roundabout40 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (12%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2056 (14%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (18%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (12%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.8%)
  • Over 7518 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (65%)
  • Passenger92 (23%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (74%)
  • Motorcycle54 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 162nd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2017

Wickford Park, Basildon, SS6 7UA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon in 2017, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2017

The A127 and A176 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2017, with 23 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127233205
2ndA176233703
3rdA132182105
4thA129151803
5thA1235142302
6thA130142513
7thA13131605
8thB10077900
9thB14647700
10thB1487904
11thA13216602
12thB14193301
13thA12452300

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2017

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 138.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2017

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2017: 85.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2017, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years