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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 867 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1990, and 1,139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1989 (898), and casualties fell from 1,172.

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

Collisions in 1990
867
Down 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,139
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1990

1.4% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious13716%
  • Slight71883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious14313%
  • Slight98486%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 867, down 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (14%)
  • Tuesday116 (13%)
  • Wednesday116 (13%)
  • Thursday132 (15%)
  • Friday137 (16%)
  • Saturday131 (15%)
  • Sunday114 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (8.5%)
  • February63 (7.3%)
  • March75 (8.7%)
  • April78 (9%)
  • May77 (8.9%)
  • June70 (8.1%)
  • July73 (8.4%)
  • August66 (7.6%)
  • September67 (7.7%)
  • October89 (10%)
  • November79 (9.1%)
  • December56 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight619 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit237 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds746 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry655 (76%)
  • Wet or damp207 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph751 (87%)
  • 40 mph99 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway596 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway194 (22%)
  • Roundabout47 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant633 (56%)
  • Pedestrian218 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (11%)
  • Cyclist102 (9%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1050 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1592 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20281 (25%)
  • 21 to 25178 (16%)
  • 26 to 35157 (14%)
  • 36 to 45123 (11%)
  • 46 to 5574 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6544 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.4%)
  • Over 7553 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider616 (54%)
  • Passenger305 (27%)
  • Pedestrian218 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,254 (76%)
  • Motorcycle123 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 96th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1990

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1990: 150, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13150192324
2ndA12777107113
3rdB1016658119
4thA1159253214
5thA1015192812
6thA1158131903
7thB101391002
8thB10157901
9thA11605601
10thB10172300
11thB11592300
12thA1261100
13thA1291100
14thB10141100
15thB13211100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1990

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 762.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1990

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1990: 227.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years