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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 877 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1985, and 1,096 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 210 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1984 (846), and casualties rose from 1,058.

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

Collisions in 1985
877
Up 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,096
Up 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
210
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1985

1.3% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious21024%
  • Slight65675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious23221%
  • Slight85378%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 877, up 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (14%)
  • Tuesday127 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (12%)
  • Thursday127 (14%)
  • Friday143 (16%)
  • Saturday153 (17%)
  • Sunday105 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (6.3%)
  • February60 (6.8%)
  • March68 (7.8%)
  • April60 (6.8%)
  • May57 (6.5%)
  • June70 (8%)
  • July84 (9.6%)
  • August109 (12%)
  • September71 (8.1%)
  • October91 (10%)
  • November79 (9%)
  • December73 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight616 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit260 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds696 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry609 (69%)
  • Wet or damp232 (26%)
  • Frost or ice25 (2.9%)
  • Snow11 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph755 (86%)
  • 40 mph115 (13%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway615 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (20%)
  • Roundabout48 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (43%)
  • Pedestrian216 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (18%)
  • Cyclist150 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4%)
  • 11 to 1596 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20277 (25%)
  • 21 to 25164 (15%)
  • 26 to 35126 (11%)
  • 36 to 4592 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5586 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6573 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4.7%)
  • Over 7560 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider609 (56%)
  • Passenger271 (25%)
  • Pedestrian216 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,041 (66%)
  • Motorcycle199 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle158 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach58 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 85th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
85th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1985

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1985: 191, including 4 fatal and 43 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13191227443
2ndA12785115216
3rdB1016364509
4thB1015343703
5thA1159283416
6thA1015182303
7thA1158172604
8thB1013111501
9thA11608914
10thB10173402

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1985

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 805.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1985

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1985: 255.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years