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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 872 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1987, and 1,191 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1986 (886), and casualties rose from 1,094.

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

Collisions in 1987
872
Down 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,191
Up 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
23
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1987

2.6% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.6%
  • Serious18221%
  • Slight66776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.1%
  • Serious21318%
  • Slight95380%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 872, down 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (14%)
  • Tuesday125 (14%)
  • Wednesday114 (13%)
  • Thursday120 (14%)
  • Friday140 (16%)
  • Saturday163 (19%)
  • Sunday85 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59167 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (5.5%)
  • February66 (7.6%)
  • March65 (7.5%)
  • April86 (9.9%)
  • May69 (7.9%)
  • June79 (9.1%)
  • July79 (9.1%)
  • August89 (10%)
  • September72 (8.3%)
  • October72 (8.3%)
  • November79 (9.1%)
  • December68 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight641 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit223 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds700 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry600 (69%)
  • Wet or damp258 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph736 (84%)
  • 40 mph122 (14%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway598 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (22%)
  • Roundabout44 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant582 (49%)
  • Pedestrian209 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (14%)
  • Cyclist115 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant36 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1063 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1577 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20277 (23%)
  • 21 to 25164 (14%)
  • 26 to 35169 (14%)
  • 36 to 4598 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5583 (7%)
  • 56 to 6583 (7%)
  • 66 to 7583 (7%)
  • Over 7568 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider641 (54%)
  • Passenger341 (29%)
  • Pedestrian209 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,141 (71%)
  • Motorcycle165 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle123 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Southend-on-Sea

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southend-on-Sea ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 83rd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1987

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1987: 152, including 3 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13152202336
2ndA12792126313
3rdA1159365415
4thB1016274848
5thA1015232725
6thB1015202503
7thA1158132404
8thA1160111312
9thB1013101403
10thB10171401
11thB10331101

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1987

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 777.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1987

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1987: 225.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1987, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years