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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 763 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1991, and 962 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1990 (867), and casualties fell from 1,139.

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

Collisions in 1991
763
Down 12% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
962
Down 16% on 1990
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1991

1% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1991 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious8812%
  • Slight66787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious9710%
  • Slight85789%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 763, down 12% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (13%)
  • Tuesday124 (16%)
  • Wednesday103 (13%)
  • Thursday124 (16%)
  • Friday111 (15%)
  • Saturday114 (15%)
  • Sunday87 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (10%)
  • February43 (5.6%)
  • March58 (7.6%)
  • April62 (8.1%)
  • May71 (9.3%)
  • June66 (8.7%)
  • July62 (8.1%)
  • August73 (9.6%)
  • September60 (7.9%)
  • October66 (8.7%)
  • November72 (9.4%)
  • December53 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight501 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit252 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds617 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry539 (71%)
  • Wet or damp208 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph658 (86%)
  • 40 mph93 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway532 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (21%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant529 (55%)
  • Pedestrian197 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (11%)
  • Cyclist87 (9%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2%)
  • 6 to 1045 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20207 (22%)
  • 21 to 25133 (14%)
  • 26 to 35174 (18%)
  • 36 to 4582 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5552 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7551 (5.3%)
  • Over 7547 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (58%)
  • Passenger211 (22%)
  • Pedestrian197 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,054 (77%)
  • Motorcycle112 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (5%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 101st most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1991

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1991: 147, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13147180111
2ndA12776104110
3rdB10165070111
4thB1015222603
5thA1159202803
6thA1158192403
7thA1015111303
8thA11608911
9thB10138910
10thB10173300
11thA10131300
12thA1301200
13thB11591100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1991

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 704.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1991

SS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1991: 194.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years