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A1321 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 763 collisions on the A1321 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,109 casualties. Of those crashes, 8 were fatal and 123 serious, and 8 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 13 collisions on the A1321, up 8% from 12 in 2024, with 15 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
763
1,398th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,109
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
123
140 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity on the A1321

On the A1321, 1% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious12316%
  • Slight63283%

Where the A1321 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,398th
Most casualties
1,303rd
Most fatal collisions
1,937th
Most serious collisions
1,624th

A1321 accidents by year

Collisions on the A1321 peaked at 36 in 1990 and were down to 13 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A1321, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251315
20241216
202367
202278
202122
202037
201966
2018613
201766
20161113
20151315
20141926
2013916
20121519
20111624
2010912
20091114
20081219
20071421
20061012
20052346
20041112
20031318
20021826
20011216
20001317
19992029
19982134
19972854
19963449
19951932
19942031
19932941
19922435
19911118
19903655
19893147
19882028
19872230
19861417
19852129
19841726
19831420
19821820
19812125
19802845
19792538

When crashes happen on the A1321

Friday has the most collisions on the A1321 (137), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (185).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (13%)
  • Tuesday102 (13%)
  • Wednesday105 (14%)
  • Thursday117 (15%)
  • Friday137 (18%)
  • Saturday125 (16%)
  • Sunday75 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am21 (2.8%)
  • 3am to 6am12 (1.6%)
  • 6am to 9am95 (12%)
  • 9am to noon107 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm149 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm185 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm121 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight73 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.7%)
  • February71 (9.3%)
  • March60 (7.9%)
  • April71 (9.3%)
  • May60 (7.9%)
  • June52 (6.8%)
  • July48 (6.3%)
  • August68 (8.9%)
  • September69 (9%)
  • October65 (8.5%)
  • November87 (11%)
  • December53 (6.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight543 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A1321 crashes

On the A1321, 52% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 70 mph and 67% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph65 (8.5%)
  • 40 mph127 (17%)
  • 50 mph138 (18%)
  • 60 mph37 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph395 (52%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds599 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Other30 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry510 (67%)
  • Wet or damp235 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway574 (75%)
  • Roundabout155 (20%)
  • Single carriageway21 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A1321 crashes

Car occupants make up 74% of the people killed or injured on the A1321, followed by pedestrians (8.9%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant825 (74%)
  • Pedestrian99 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist47 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1%)
  • Other18 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,204 (81%)
  • Motorcycle88 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1%)
  • Other21 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20186 (17%)
  • 21 to 25161 (15%)
  • 26 to 35213 (19%)
  • 36 to 45134 (12%)
  • 46 to 55128 (12%)
  • 56 to 6577 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded36 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider645 (58%)
  • Passenger365 (33%)
  • Pedestrian99 (8.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A1321

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A1321

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A1321 crashes by council area

All 763 collisions on the A1321 were in Basildon.

Collisions on the A1321 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBasildon7631,1098123

A1321 crashes by town

Of the 763 collisions on the A1321, 669 were in the built-up area of Basildon.

Recent crashes on the A1321

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A1321, from 28 March 2024 to 17 December 2025.

Severity