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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 839 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1988, and 1,073 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1987 (872), and casualties fell from 1,191.

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

Collisions in 1988
839
Down 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,073
Down 10% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1988

1.3% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1988 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious14317%
  • Slight68582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious15615%
  • Slight90684%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 839, down 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (13%)
  • Tuesday117 (14%)
  • Wednesday128 (15%)
  • Thursday121 (14%)
  • Friday144 (17%)
  • Saturday128 (15%)
  • Sunday95 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59149 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (8.1%)
  • February77 (9.2%)
  • March74 (8.8%)
  • April66 (7.9%)
  • May90 (11%)
  • June71 (8.5%)
  • July59 (7%)
  • August66 (7.9%)
  • September56 (6.7%)
  • October74 (8.8%)
  • November78 (9.3%)
  • December60 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight584 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit245 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds698 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry611 (73%)
  • Wet or damp217 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph707 (84%)
  • 40 mph116 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway587 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (20%)
  • Roundabout49 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant582 (54%)
  • Pedestrian199 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (13%)
  • Cyclist88 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1579 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20290 (27%)
  • 21 to 25174 (16%)
  • 26 to 35148 (14%)
  • 36 to 4596 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5564 (6%)
  • 56 to 6582 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4.9%)
  • Over 7533 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider586 (55%)
  • Passenger288 (27%)
  • Pedestrian199 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,160 (75%)
  • Motorcycle142 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 93rd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1988

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1988: 142, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13142173122
2ndA12789134211
3rdA1159376315
4thB1016313818
5thA1015222406
6thB1015121802
7thA115891002
8thB101381001
9thA11605503
10thA121100
11thA1291100
12thB10171301

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1988

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 757.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1988

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1988: 228.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years