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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 801 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1983, and 1,034 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (814), and casualties fell from 1,041.

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

Collisions in 1983
801
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,034
Down 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1983

1.5% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1983 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious15519%
  • Slight63479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious18118%
  • Slight84181%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 801, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (13%)
  • Tuesday119 (15%)
  • Wednesday111 (14%)
  • Thursday117 (15%)
  • Friday129 (16%)
  • Saturday127 (16%)
  • Sunday90 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.5%)
  • February50 (6.2%)
  • March59 (7.4%)
  • April56 (7%)
  • May68 (8.5%)
  • June64 (8%)
  • July79 (9.9%)
  • August68 (8.5%)
  • September69 (8.6%)
  • October69 (8.6%)
  • November80 (10%)
  • December79 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight581 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds644 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry592 (74%)
  • Wet or damp201 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph688 (86%)
  • 40 mph98 (12%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway580 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (20%)
  • Roundabout41 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist223 (22%)
  • Pedestrian199 (19%)
  • Cyclist134 (13%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2%)
  • 6 to 1062 (6%)
  • 11 to 15104 (10%)
  • 16 to 20271 (26%)
  • 21 to 25140 (14%)
  • 26 to 35114 (11%)
  • 36 to 4586 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5567 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6574 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.9%)
  • Over 7544 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider589 (57%)
  • Passenger246 (24%)
  • Pedestrian199 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car964 (65%)
  • Motorcycle230 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle144 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (6%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 99th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1983

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1983: 144, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13144176123
2ndA12784123315
3rdB1015343505
4thB1016323909
5thA1159304216
6thA1015232419
7thB1013141814
8thA11609901
9thA115881701
10thB10173410

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1983

Southend-on-Sea had 712 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1983

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1983: 217.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years