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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 708 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1981, and 913 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (747), and casualties fell from 936.

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

Collisions in 1981
708
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
913
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1981

1.7% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious17124%
  • Slight52574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious19221%
  • Slight70978%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 708, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (13%)
  • Tuesday110 (16%)
  • Wednesday92 (13%)
  • Thursday117 (17%)
  • Friday107 (15%)
  • Saturday115 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (6.5%)
  • February53 (7.5%)
  • March70 (9.9%)
  • April51 (7.2%)
  • May50 (7.1%)
  • June50 (7.1%)
  • July77 (11%)
  • August48 (6.8%)
  • September68 (9.6%)
  • October72 (10%)
  • November66 (9.3%)
  • December57 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight496 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds553 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other22 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry474 (67%)
  • Wet or damp206 (29%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph591 (83%)
  • 40 mph94 (13%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway496 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (20%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (22%)
  • Pedestrian160 (18%)
  • Cyclist100 (11%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1054 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1566 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20264 (29%)
  • 21 to 25113 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (11%)
  • 36 to 4592 (10%)
  • 46 to 5576 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6%)
  • 66 to 7550 (5.5%)
  • Over 7527 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (60%)
  • Passenger208 (23%)
  • Pedestrian160 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car787 (63%)
  • Motorcycle210 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (7%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 108th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1981

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1981: 124, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13124157223
2ndA12773106314
3rdA1159293936
4thB1016273408
5thA1158182207
6thA1015161905
7thB1015141605
8thB10137802
9thA11606701
10thB10173400

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1981

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 638.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1981

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1981: 203.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years