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Basildon road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2021, and 256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2020 (187), and casualties rose from 232.

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

Collisions in 2021
203
Up 9% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
256
Up 10% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2021

0.5% of collisions in Basildon in 2021 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious6432%
  • Slight13868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious7228%
  • Slight18371%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2021 is highlighted, with 203, up 9% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 203
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (20%)
  • Thursday23 (11%)
  • Friday38 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (8.9%)
  • Sunday28 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.9%)
  • February6 (3%)
  • March15 (7.4%)
  • April18 (8.9%)
  • May17 (8.4%)
  • June19 (9.4%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August18 (8.9%)
  • September24 (12%)
  • October17 (8.4%)
  • November18 (8.9%)
  • December16 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.4%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (80%)
  • Wet or damp40 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph126 (62%)
  • 40 mph27 (13%)
  • 50 mph22 (11%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph17 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (23%)
  • Roundabout25 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (56%)
  • Pedestrian37 (14%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (16%)
  • 21 to 2525 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3552 (20%)
  • 36 to 4537 (14%)
  • 46 to 5535 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.9%)
  • Over 757 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (70%)
  • Passenger39 (15%)
  • Pedestrian37 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 175th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2021

St Martin's, Basildon, SS14 1DU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon in 2021, with 14 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2021

The A132 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2021: 22, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA132222904
2ndA176162102
3rdB1464151805
4thA13141905
5thA129111605
6thA12791104
7thA13071403
8thB10076602
9thB1484601
10thA12352202
11thA13212202
12thB10362201
13thA12451100

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2021

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 91.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2021

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2021: 42.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years