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SS15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,624 road traffic collisions in the SS15 postcode district, Basildon, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,839 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 655 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (40).

Collisions since 1979
3,624
1,023rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,839
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
43 people killed
Serious collisions
655
737 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
43
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SS15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal381%
  • Serious65518%
  • Slight2,93181%

What the data shows

  • SS15 had 405 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 692 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in SS15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 639 children under 16 were killed or injured in SS15, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in SS15.

Where SS15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,023rd
Most casualties
1,047th
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
1,056th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday502 (14%)
  • Tuesday530 (15%)
  • Wednesday522 (14%)
  • Thursday585 (16%)
  • Friday579 (16%)
  • Saturday500 (14%)
  • Sunday406 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,564 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit970 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,917 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway839 (23%)
  • Roundabout781 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road65 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,847 (51%)
  • 40 mph542 (15%)
  • 50 mph175 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph308 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph743 (21%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,890 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds429 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds58 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds51 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist44 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other93 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded33 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,106 (64%)
  • Pedestrian583 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist563 (12%)
  • Cyclist274 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant146 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SS15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SS15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SS15 peaked at 120 in 1988; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253543
20244048
20234260
20222730
20213747
20202833
20194456
20183143
20174662
201675110
20156896
201474103
20136780
201281124
20116178
20105977
20096175
20086180
200781105
200679105
200578101
200488120
200394137
200298134
200186123
2000115167
1999111145
199888116
199791122
199695123
199595130
199499136
199393133
19927587
19917696
199088107
1989107147
1988120154
198790114
19867695
198588126
198485113
198395134
1982115151
1981107148
198085110
197989115

Map of recent crashes in SS15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SS15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SS15

The 24 most recent collisions in SS15 happened between 1 April and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SS15

The A176 has the most collisions in SS15, 702 of 3,624 (19%), followed by the A127 (687).

Collisions in SS15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA176702945894
2ndA1276871,03316122
3rdB148448599790
4thB1007180217038
5thB1036364709
6thA1235212404
7thA13216801
8thA1293300
9thA133300

Council areas covering SS15

Collisions in SS15 were recorded in 2 council areas. Basildon has 3,608 of 3,624 (99.6%).

Collisions in SS15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBasildon3,6084,81938654
2ndBrentwood111401

Towns in SS15

Collisions in SS15 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Basildon (2,065) and Noak Hill (12).