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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 814 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1982, and 1,041 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1981 (708), and casualties rose from 913.

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

Collisions in 1982
814
Up 15% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,041
Up 14% on 1981
Fatal collisions
15
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1982

1.8% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1982 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious18923%
  • Slight61075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.6%
  • Serious21320%
  • Slight81178%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 814, up 15% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (14%)
  • Tuesday131 (16%)
  • Wednesday111 (14%)
  • Thursday132 (16%)
  • Friday132 (16%)
  • Saturday101 (12%)
  • Sunday89 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.4%)
  • February52 (6.4%)
  • March73 (9%)
  • April63 (7.7%)
  • May62 (7.6%)
  • June64 (7.9%)
  • July86 (11%)
  • August79 (9.7%)
  • September79 (9.7%)
  • October72 (8.8%)
  • November72 (8.8%)
  • December52 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight588 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds692 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry618 (76%)
  • Wet or damp174 (21%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph687 (84%)
  • 40 mph111 (14%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway583 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout31 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist227 (22%)
  • Pedestrian182 (17%)
  • Cyclist134 (13%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1055 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1586 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20296 (28%)
  • 21 to 25129 (12%)
  • 26 to 35114 (11%)
  • 36 to 4577 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5576 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6%)
  • 66 to 7575 (7.2%)
  • Over 7539 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider602 (58%)
  • Passenger257 (25%)
  • Pedestrian182 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car966 (65%)
  • Motorcycle229 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 103rd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1982

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1982: 151, including 2 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13151176240
2ndA12783114316
3rdA11594058010
4thB1016365426
5thB10152528110
6thA1158202909
7thA1015152107
8thA116091202
9thB101391005
10thB10172201

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1982

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 737.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1982

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1982: 229.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years