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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 898 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1989, and 1,172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1988 (839), and casualties rose from 1,073.

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

Collisions in 1989
898
Up 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,172
Up 9% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1989

1.3% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious14816%
  • Slight73882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious16314%
  • Slight99785%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 898, up 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (16%)
  • Tuesday108 (12%)
  • Wednesday113 (13%)
  • Thursday164 (18%)
  • Friday119 (13%)
  • Saturday149 (17%)
  • Sunday105 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (9.1%)
  • February76 (8.5%)
  • March74 (8.2%)
  • April82 (9.1%)
  • May58 (6.5%)
  • June80 (8.9%)
  • July77 (8.6%)
  • August75 (8.4%)
  • September83 (9.2%)
  • October70 (7.8%)
  • November68 (7.6%)
  • December73 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight618 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds761 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry676 (75%)
  • Wet or damp208 (23%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph749 (83%)
  • 40 mph132 (15%)
  • 60 mph15 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway617 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway202 (22%)
  • Roundabout50 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant644 (55%)
  • Pedestrian208 (18%)
  • Cyclist127 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1059 (5%)
  • 11 to 1586 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20282 (24%)
  • 21 to 25185 (16%)
  • 26 to 35182 (16%)
  • 36 to 45122 (10%)
  • 46 to 5565 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4%)
  • Over 7550 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider652 (56%)
  • Passenger312 (27%)
  • Pedestrian208 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,234 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle131 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle126 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 89th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1989

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1989: 152, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13152206225
2ndA127102136317
3rdB10165075011
4thA1159303505
5thA1015222401
6thB1015151901
7thA1158101301
8thA11607801
9thB10137700
10thA1293500
11thB10171100
12thB10291100
13thB11591100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1989

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 800.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1989

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1989: 214.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1989, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years