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Wickford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,584 road traffic collisions in Wickford, Basildon, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,016 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 276 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down 60% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
1,584
540th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,016
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
18 people killed
Serious collisions
276
313 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
Down 60% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
Down 46% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Wickford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal181.1%
  • Serious27617%
  • Slight1,29081%

What the data shows

  • Wickford had 169 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 303 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Wickford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 358 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wickford, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Wickford.

Where Wickford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
540th
Most casualties
532nd
Most fatal collisions
536th
Most serious collisions
539th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday234 (15%)
  • Tuesday218 (14%)
  • Wednesday242 (15%)
  • Thursday260 (16%)
  • Friday254 (16%)
  • Saturday231 (15%)
  • Sunday145 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,154 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit386 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,292 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout138 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,285 (81%)
  • 40 mph120 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph75 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph45 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph54 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,321 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,150 (57%)
  • Pedestrian351 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist221 (11%)
  • Cyclist200 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wickford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wickford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wickford peaked at 51 in 1990; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025813
20242024
20231215
20221628
20211927
20201620
20191618
20182025
20172022
20162224
20152832
20143137
20133444
20122936
20113541
20101820
20093033
20083043
20073848
20063045
20053448
20043337
20034256
20023842
20014147
20004658
19993341
19984860
19974650
19964051
19954260
19944358
19934563
19923746
19914356
19905163
19894055
19884660
19874657
19862741
19854452
19844251
19832938
19823745
19814863
19804260
19794963

Map of recent crashes in Wickford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wickford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wickford

The 24 most recent collisions in Wickford happened between 7 March 2024 and 22 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wickford

The A129 has the most collisions in Wickford, 664 of 1,584 (42%), followed by the A132 (256).

Collisions in Wickford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1296648739119
2ndA132256334641

Council areas covering Wickford

Collisions in Wickford were recorded in 2 council areas. Basildon has 1,574 of 1,584 (99%).

Collisions in Wickford by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBasildon1,5742,00518275
2ndChelmsford91001

Postcode districts in Wickford

Collisions in Wickford were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by SS12 (1,057) and SS11 (508).