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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 752 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1979, and 983 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,139 collisions in Southend-on-Sea.

Collisions in 1979
752
Casualties in 1979
983
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1979

1.5% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious18725%
  • Slight55474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious20821%
  • Slight76378%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 752.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (13%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday115 (15%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday118 (16%)
  • Saturday124 (16%)
  • Sunday88 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.4%)
  • February45 (6%)
  • March54 (7.2%)
  • April56 (7.4%)
  • May67 (8.9%)
  • June58 (7.7%)
  • July71 (9.4%)
  • August60 (8%)
  • September80 (11%)
  • October81 (11%)
  • November70 (9.3%)
  • December54 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight532 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit217 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds612 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry525 (70%)
  • Wet or damp192 (26%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.8%)
  • Snow14 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph650 (86%)
  • 40 mph87 (12%)
  • 70 mph15 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway527 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (20%)
  • Roundabout43 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist217 (22%)
  • Pedestrian194 (20%)
  • Cyclist85 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1060 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1576 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20281 (29%)
  • 21 to 25123 (13%)
  • 26 to 35141 (14%)
  • 36 to 4559 (6%)
  • 46 to 5568 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7558 (5.9%)
  • Over 7534 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider518 (53%)
  • Passenger271 (28%)
  • Pedestrian194 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car811 (62%)
  • Motorcycle228 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach40 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Southend-on-Sea

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southend-on-Sea ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 106th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
106th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1979

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1979: 125, including 3 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13125156334
2ndA1277087214
3rdA11593547211
4thB1016294114
5thB1015263607
6thA1015192513
7thA1158172503
8thB10139903
9thA11603400
10thB10173400
11thA11691101
12thB10101100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1979

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 666.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1979

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1979: 217.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1979, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years