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Basildon road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Basildon in 2025, and 305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2024 (273), and casualties fell from 344.

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

Collisions in 2025
252
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
305
Down 11% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Basildon in 2025

1.6% of collisions in Basildon in 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.2% and 18% in Basildon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious7329%
  • Slight17569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious8026%
  • Slight21972%

Basildon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Basildon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1988. 2025 is highlighted, with 252, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 252
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday47 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.7%)
  • February14 (5.6%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April18 (7.1%)
  • May23 (9.1%)
  • June22 (8.7%)
  • July17 (6.7%)
  • August16 (6.3%)
  • September20 (7.9%)
  • October20 (7.9%)
  • November31 (12%)
  • December23 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (79%)
  • Wet or damp46 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph150 (60%)
  • 40 mph35 (14%)
  • 50 mph25 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph27 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (22%)
  • Roundabout47 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Basildon in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (54%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)
  • Cyclist31 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2039 (13%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (18%)
  • 46 to 5532 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (66%)
  • Passenger56 (18%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (71%)
  • Motorcycle39 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Basildon in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Basildon had the 141st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Basildon in 2025

Fryerns, Basildon, SS14 3QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Basildon in 2025, with 19 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Basildon with the most crashes in 2025

The A132 had the most collisions in Basildon in 2025: 21, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Basildon, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA132212619
2ndB1464171904
3rdA176162003
4thA13142104
5thA130142316
6thA1321131506
7thA129121916
8thA12781001
9thB10078805
10thB14881200
11thA12354401
12thA12454401

Towns in Basildon: crashes in 2025

Basildon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 131.

Postcode districts in Basildon: crashes in 2025

SS14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Basildon in 2025: 64.

Latest crashes in Basildon in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Basildon in 2025, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Basildon road accidents in other years