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SS16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,069 road traffic collisions in the SS16 postcode district, Basildon, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,088 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 610 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
3,069
1,289th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,088
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
30
35 people killed
Serious collisions
610
699 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
40
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SS16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal301%
  • Serious61020%
  • Slight2,42979%

What the data shows

  • SS16 had 321 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 575 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in SS16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 645 children under 16 were killed or injured in SS16, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in SS16.

Where SS16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,289th
Most casualties
1,285th
Most fatal collisions
1,849th
Most serious collisions
1,179th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday418 (14%)
  • Tuesday487 (16%)
  • Wednesday440 (14%)
  • Thursday421 (14%)
  • Friday504 (16%)
  • Saturday463 (15%)
  • Sunday336 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,227 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit699 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,326 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway410 (13%)
  • Roundabout268 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,886 (61%)
  • 40 mph267 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph157 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph422 (14%)
  • 70 mph327 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,444 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds408 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other90 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,429 (59%)
  • Pedestrian630 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist461 (11%)
  • Cyclist265 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant118 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SS16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SS16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SS16 peaked at 104 in 2000; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253540
20243849
20232426
20222323
20212529
20201923
20193349
20183852
20172937
20165780
20155274
20146278
20134759
20124870
20115987
20106173
20095162
20087197
20076484
20066081
20055577
20046896
200381103
200283120
200179101
2000104140
19997295
199895123
199784110
199676104
199592126
199493126
199381113
19926787
19918099
1990102130
198991112
198890126
19876687
19867395
198569104
19847599
198373101
198284102
198180103
198089113
197971123

Map of recent crashes in SS16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SS16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SS16

The 24 most recent collisions in SS16 happened between 14 May and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SS16

The A176 has the most collisions in SS16, 502 of 3,069 (16%), followed by the B1464 (349).

Collisions in SS16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA176502709183
2ndB1464349463574
3rdA13348534774
4thB1007338507370
5thB141997119328
6thB1036476408
7thA13213302

Council areas covering SS16

Collisions in SS16 were recorded in 4 council areas. Basildon has 2,891 of 3,069 (94%).

Collisions in SS16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBasildon2,8913,81129585
2ndThurrock167261122
3rdSouthend-on-Sea5501
4thCastle Point4900

Town in SS16

Of the 3,069 collisions in SS16, 2,138 (70%) were in Basildon.