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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 747 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1980, and 936 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1979 (752), and casualties fell from 983.

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

Collisions in 1980
747
Down 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
936
Down 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1980

0.9% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1980 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious17423%
  • Slight56676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious19020%
  • Slight73979%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 747, down 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (14%)
  • Tuesday123 (16%)
  • Wednesday80 (11%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday118 (16%)
  • Saturday109 (15%)
  • Sunday100 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.2%)
  • February61 (8.2%)
  • March60 (8%)
  • April50 (6.7%)
  • May51 (6.8%)
  • June68 (9.1%)
  • July77 (10%)
  • August70 (9.4%)
  • September63 (8.4%)
  • October72 (9.6%)
  • November69 (9.2%)
  • December52 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight537 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds605 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry531 (71%)
  • Wet or damp200 (27%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph634 (85%)
  • 40 mph95 (13%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway535 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout35 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist254 (27%)
  • Pedestrian190 (20%)
  • Cyclist88 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1067 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1584 (9%)
  • 16 to 20280 (30%)
  • 21 to 25101 (11%)
  • 26 to 3591 (9.7%)
  • 36 to 4567 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5557 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7575 (8%)
  • Over 7527 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider529 (57%)
  • Passenger217 (23%)
  • Pedestrian190 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car833 (63%)
  • Motorcycle271 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Southend-on-Sea

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southend-on-Sea ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 105th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1980

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1980: 115, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13115131320
2ndA12781113325
3rdA1159354407
4thB1016273007
5thA1015252906
6thB1015242604
7thA1158111402
8thB101391003
9thA116081202
10thB10172400

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1980

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 674.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1980

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1980: 210.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1980, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years