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North Benfleet road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 179 road traffic collisions in North Benfleet, Basildon, from 1979 to 2025, and 232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
179
2,065th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
232
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
27
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for North Benfleet

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious2715%
  • Slight14883%

What the data shows

  • North Benfleet had 18 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 57% fewer than the 42 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in North Benfleet were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 16 children under 16 were killed or injured in North Benfleet, 7.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in North Benfleet.

Where North Benfleet ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,065th
Most casualties
2,092nd
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,450th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (18%)
  • Wednesday31 (17%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday20 (11%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (35%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph90 (50%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph15 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph60 (34%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant156 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (12%)
  • Van occupant16 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

North Benfleet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Benfleet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in North Benfleet peaked at 11 in 2015; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202334
202233
202126
202011
201944
201811
201700
201611
20151115
201456
201333
201222
201100
201012
2009711
200867
200745
200634
200522
200499
200379
200255
20011014
2000710
199947
199845
199733
199679
199549
199411
199344
199257
199168
199077
198956
198800
198767
198634
198522
198411
198335
198212
198146
1980710
197922

Map of recent crashes in North Benfleet

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in North Benfleet

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in North Benfleet

The 24 most recent collisions in North Benfleet happened between 15 August 2015 and 30 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in North Benfleet

The A127 has the most collisions in North Benfleet, 66 of 179 (37%), followed by the B1464 (9).

Collisions in North Benfleet on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1276688112
2ndB146491101

Council areas covering North Benfleet

Collisions in North Benfleet were recorded in 2 council areas. Basildon has 174 of 179 (97%).

Collisions in North Benfleet by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBasildon174225427
2ndCastle Point4500

Postcode districts in North Benfleet

Collisions in North Benfleet were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SS13 (94) and SS12 (85).