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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 886 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1986, and 1,094 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (877), and casualties fell from 1,096.

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

Collisions in 1986
886
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,094
Level with 1985
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1986

0.8% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1986 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious19322%
  • Slight68677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious20419%
  • Slight88381%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 886, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (14%)
  • Tuesday137 (15%)
  • Wednesday116 (13%)
  • Thursday114 (13%)
  • Friday134 (15%)
  • Saturday156 (18%)
  • Sunday109 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59178 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (6.9%)
  • February61 (6.9%)
  • March54 (6.1%)
  • April73 (8.2%)
  • May88 (9.9%)
  • June73 (8.2%)
  • July81 (9.1%)
  • August69 (7.8%)
  • September73 (8.2%)
  • October91 (10%)
  • November77 (8.7%)
  • December85 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight644 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit231 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds698 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry590 (67%)
  • Wet or damp274 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.7%)
  • Snow7 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph758 (86%)
  • 40 mph116 (13%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway623 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (20%)
  • Roundabout45 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant523 (48%)
  • Pedestrian193 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (16%)
  • Cyclist144 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1041 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1580 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20263 (24%)
  • 21 to 25162 (15%)
  • 26 to 35147 (13%)
  • 36 to 45108 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5578 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6575 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.6%)
  • Over 7544 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (57%)
  • Passenger279 (26%)
  • Pedestrian193 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,117 (70%)
  • Motorcycle193 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle148 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Southend-on-Sea ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 87th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1986

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1986: 170, including 2 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13170205239
2ndA12784108120
3rdA1159455609
4thB1016334905
5thA1015263205
6thB1015252808
7thA1158141704
8thA1160121405
9thB101391004
10thB10173300

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1986

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 641.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1986

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1986: 192.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years