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Southend-on-Sea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 27,139 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025, and 34,176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 275 were fatal and 4,665 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 273 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (280), and casualties fell from 340 to 332.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
27,139
110th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34,176
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
275
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
273
Down 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea

1% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2751%
  • Serious4,66517%
  • Slight22,19982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2870.8%
  • Serious5,10015%
  • Slight28,78984%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southend-on-Sea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. In 2025 there were 273, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 273
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025273332
2024280340
2023272316
2022256318
2021231304
2020209250
2019256317
2018279355
2017285353
2016334420
2015393508
2014451604
2013420495
2012394493
2011427531
2010435545
2009448568
2008450548
2007466576
2006523637
2005540670
2004571707
2003612759
2002656818
2001686862
2000745925
1999717900
1998698878
1997692848
1996705854
1995709867
1994729921
1993674851
1992653814
1991763962
19908671,139
19898981,172
19888391,073
19878721,191
19868861,094
19858771,096
19848461,058
19838011,034
19828141,041
1981708913
1980747936
1979752983

When and where crashes happen in Southend-on-Sea

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,736 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,956 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,818 (14%)
  • Thursday4,091 (15%)
  • Friday4,423 (16%)
  • Saturday4,156 (15%)
  • Sunday2,959 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,066 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59387 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,069 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,013 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,810 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,127 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,701 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,068 (7.6%)
  • February1,911 (7%)
  • March2,152 (7.9%)
  • April2,130 (7.8%)
  • May2,367 (8.7%)
  • June2,318 (8.5%)
  • July2,487 (9.2%)
  • August2,333 (8.6%)
  • September2,310 (8.5%)
  • October2,506 (9.2%)
  • November2,416 (8.9%)
  • December2,141 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight19,707 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,127 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown173 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit68 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22,370 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,902 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds472 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds289 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist132 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds87 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds22 (0.1%)
  • Other695 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded170 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry19,824 (73%)
  • Wet or damp6,832 (25%)
  • Frost or ice340 (1.3%)
  • Snow100 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel17 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph139 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph22,983 (85%)
  • 40 mph3,637 (13%)
  • 50 mph100 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph193 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph86 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway18,564 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway5,320 (20%)
  • Roundabout1,800 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1,306 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded149 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant17,613 (52%)
  • Pedestrian6,262 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist4,407 (13%)
  • Cyclist3,824 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant893 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant628 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant187 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant123 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)117 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant85 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5753 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 101,457 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 152,465 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 206,544 (19%)
  • 21 to 254,289 (13%)
  • 26 to 355,465 (16%)
  • 36 to 453,826 (11%)
  • 46 to 552,878 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 652,223 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 751,712 (5%)
  • Over 751,518 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1,046 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider19,814 (58%)
  • Passenger8,100 (24%)
  • Pedestrian6,262 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car36,200 (73%)
  • Motorcycle4,609 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle4,045 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,222 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach1,146 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes702 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car393 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle294 (0.6%)
  • Minibus129 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown28 (0.1%)
  • Other53 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Southend-on-Sea

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southend-on-Sea ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 110th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 113th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
107thEpping Forest27,73739,0185325,521
108thNorth East Lincolnshire27,45035,7342815,465
109thSwindon27,15835,3723274,445
110thSouthend-on-Sea (this area)27,13934,1762754,665
111thNew Forest26,81836,1195255,988
112thNorth Lincolnshire26,65236,9325545,678
113thRhondda Cynon Taf26,64837,1234963,869

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea, with 1,290 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025: 5,026, including 52 fatal and 813 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA135,0266,15852813
2ndA1272,9453,96050443
3rdA11591,0911,41322204
4thB10169661,28215187
5thB10158641,0014120
6thA101560673411120
7thA1158538768194
8thA1160393488783
9thB1013203249341
10thB1017497219
11thA12991201
12thB11594500
13thA1323400
14thA10132401
15thB12301
16thA1161200
17thA11691101
18thA121100
19thA1261100
20thA1301200

Towns in Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 25,027.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025: 7,069.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea

Of the latest 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity