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SS11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,811 road traffic collisions in the SS11 postcode district, Basildon, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,922 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 57 were fatal and 544 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, down 36% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
2,811
1,387th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,922
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
57
60 people killed
Serious collisions
544
654 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Down 36% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
Down 35% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SS11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal572%
  • Serious54419%
  • Slight2,21079%

What the data shows

  • SS11 had 329 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 478 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in SS11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 379 children under 16 were killed or injured in SS11, 9.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in SS11.

Where SS11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,387th
Most casualties
1,347th
Most fatal collisions
1,003rd
Most serious collisions
1,367th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday364 (13%)
  • Tuesday391 (14%)
  • Wednesday443 (16%)
  • Thursday420 (15%)
  • Friday426 (15%)
  • Saturday415 (15%)
  • Sunday352 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,030 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit441 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting291 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,111 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway359 (13%)
  • Roundabout301 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,208 (43%)
  • 40 mph239 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph148 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph916 (33%)
  • 70 mph297 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,245 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds344 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other84 (3%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,684 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist447 (11%)
  • Pedestrian265 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist247 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant129 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SS11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SS11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SS11 peaked at 97 in 1987; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252937
20244557
20232332
20223646
20213140
20202635
20193642
20183955
20172436
20164049
20155776
20143148
20136281
20124050
20114758
20104359
20094555
20084565
20075365
20065580
20054963
200467104
20037291
20027396
200175101
200085118
199984108
199874118
199787115
19966588
199577109
199491141
19936797
19927097
199189129
19906699
198973116
198876105
198797150
19866186
19855369
198477111
19836489
198285112
198165110
198088121
197974113

Map of recent crashes in SS11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SS11

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SS11

The 24 most recent collisions in SS11 happened between 1 April and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SS11

The A132 has the most collisions in SS11, 683 of 2,811 (24%), followed by the A130 (523).

Collisions in SS11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13268399027130
2ndA13052384517114
3rdA129458579578
4thA1245104134122
5thB10125989214
6thA1273700

Council areas covering SS11

Collisions in SS11 were recorded in 6 council areas. Basildon has 1,170 of 2,811 (42%).

Collisions in SS11 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBasildon1,1701,47612190
2ndChelmsford1,0731,59935225
3rdRochford54981910127
4thCastle Point71201
5thBraintree3400
6thBrentwood3300

Towns in SS11

Collisions in SS11 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Runwell (550) and Wickford (508).