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A1235 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
579
1,742nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
810
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
100
111 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Down 43% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Down 56% on 2024

Crash severity on the A1235

On the A1235, 1% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious10017%
  • Slight47382%

Where the A1235 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,742nd
Most casualties
1,703rd
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
1,914th

A1235 accidents by year

Collisions on the A1235 peaked at 32 in 2003 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A1235, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202479
202346
202222
202122
202022
2019912
201867
20171423
20161116
20151318
20141011
20131928
20121018
201168
2010916
20091423
2008912
20071520
20062230
20051936
20041822
20033242
20022329
20012228
20001321
19991525
19981619
19971117
19961216
19951216
19941828
1993914
19921423
1991912
19902430
19891318
19881216
19871012
19861120
198579
19841015
1983911
1982610
19811415
19801518
19791721

When crashes happen on the A1235

Thursday has the most collisions on the A1235 (108), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (136).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (15%)
  • Wednesday83 (14%)
  • Thursday108 (19%)
  • Friday91 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am34 (5.9%)
  • 3am to 6am15 (2.6%)
  • 6am to 9am91 (16%)
  • 9am to noon51 (8.8%)
  • Noon to 3pm96 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm136 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm90 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight66 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (10%)
  • February46 (7.9%)
  • March43 (7.4%)
  • April29 (5%)
  • May43 (7.4%)
  • June52 (9%)
  • July47 (8.1%)
  • August61 (11%)
  • September37 (6.4%)
  • October55 (9.5%)
  • November58 (10%)
  • December50 (8.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight370 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A1235 crashes

On the A1235, 42% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 40 mph and 58% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph47 (8.1%)
  • 40 mph241 (42%)
  • 50 mph159 (27%)
  • 60 mph17 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph115 (20%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Other24 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (58%)
  • Wet or damp225 (39%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway248 (43%)
  • Single carriageway171 (30%)
  • Roundabout152 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A1235 crashes

Car occupants make up 68% of the people killed or injured on the A1235, followed by motorcyclists (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant547 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (14%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian39 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car832 (75%)
  • Motorcycle119 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20166 (20%)
  • 21 to 25155 (19%)
  • 26 to 35153 (19%)
  • 36 to 45109 (13%)
  • 46 to 5587 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (1.5%)
  • Over 754 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider533 (66%)
  • Passenger238 (29%)
  • Pedestrian39 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A1235

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A1235

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A1235 crashes by council area

Of the 579 collisions on the A1235, 576 were in Basildon.

Collisions on the A1235 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBasildon5768066100

A1235 crashes by town

Of the 579 collisions on the A1235, 438 were in the built-up area of Basildon.

Recent crashes on the A1235

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A1235, from 24 September 2019 to 30 August 2025.

Severity