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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 846 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1984, and 1,058 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (801), and casualties rose from 1,034.

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

Collisions in 1984
846
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,058
Up 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1984

1.4% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1984 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious17821%
  • Slight65678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious20019%
  • Slight84480%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 846, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (12%)
  • Tuesday114 (13%)
  • Wednesday121 (14%)
  • Thursday136 (16%)
  • Friday149 (18%)
  • Saturday149 (18%)
  • Sunday73 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (7.7%)
  • February64 (7.6%)
  • March74 (8.7%)
  • April54 (6.4%)
  • May73 (8.6%)
  • June88 (10%)
  • July76 (9%)
  • August61 (7.2%)
  • September70 (8.3%)
  • October61 (7.2%)
  • November84 (9.9%)
  • December76 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight620 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds689 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry610 (72%)
  • Wet or damp223 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph723 (85%)
  • 40 mph113 (13%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway583 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway180 (21%)
  • Roundabout47 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (43%)
  • Pedestrian233 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist191 (18%)
  • Cyclist119 (11%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1057 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1595 (9%)
  • 16 to 20280 (26%)
  • 21 to 25146 (14%)
  • 26 to 35126 (12%)
  • 36 to 4585 (8%)
  • 46 to 5558 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6581 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7563 (6%)
  • Over 7541 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider581 (55%)
  • Passenger244 (23%)
  • Pedestrian233 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,000 (67%)
  • Motorcycle199 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle123 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 94th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1984

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1984: 153, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13153182129
2ndA12787117317
3rdA1159375109
4thB1016334408
5thB1015293004
6thA1015283326
7thA1158193003
8thB101381003
9thA11606904
10thB10171100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1984

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 758.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1984

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1984: 223.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years