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Runwell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 550 road traffic collisions in Runwell, Basildon, from 1979 to 2025, and 726 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 88 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
550
1,096th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
726
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
88
104 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Runwell

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious8816%
  • Slight45583%

What the data shows

  • Runwell had 55 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 81 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Runwell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 95 children under 16 were killed or injured in Runwell, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Runwell.

Where Runwell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,096th
Most casualties
1,079th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,231st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday92 (17%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (13%)
  • Friday103 (19%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway491 (89%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph511 (93%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds443 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant445 (61%)
  • Pedestrian90 (12%)
  • Cyclist69 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Runwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Runwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Runwell peaked at 27 in 1987; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
2024911
202322
202267
202155
202022
201977
201847
201745
2016912
201588
201444
20131214
201256
201188
201088
200956
20081116
2007811
20061214
200578
20041318
20031011
20021217
20011316
20001525
19991721
199855
19972025
19961216
19951923
19941722
1993912
19921625
19911824
19901725
19891724
19881114
19872744
19861824
19851320
19841526
19832021
19822225
19811316
19802124
19791734

Map of recent crashes in Runwell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Runwell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Runwell

The 24 most recent collisions in Runwell happened between 1 February 2022 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Runwell

The A132 has the most collisions in Runwell, 195 of 550 (35%), followed by the A129 (25).

Collisions in Runwell on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA132195278632
2ndA129253206

Council areas covering Runwell

Collisions in Runwell were recorded in 2 council areas. Basildon has 438 of 550 (80%).

Collisions in Runwell by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBasildon438567464
2ndChelmsford109154323

Postcode district for Runwell

All 550 collisions in Runwell were in the SS11 postcode district.