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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 674 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1993, and 851 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1992 (653), and casualties rose from 814.

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

Collisions in 1993
674
Up 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
851
Up 5% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1993

0.6% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1993 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8713%
  • Slight58386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious9111%
  • Slight75689%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 674, up 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (11%)
  • Tuesday98 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (16%)
  • Thursday110 (16%)
  • Friday117 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.4%)
  • February34 (5%)
  • March58 (8.6%)
  • April59 (8.8%)
  • May50 (7.4%)
  • June58 (8.6%)
  • July67 (9.9%)
  • August55 (8.2%)
  • September50 (7.4%)
  • October74 (11%)
  • November64 (9.5%)
  • December55 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight490 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds539 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry488 (72%)
  • Wet or damp183 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph568 (84%)
  • 40 mph90 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway453 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (56%)
  • Pedestrian156 (18%)
  • Cyclist98 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20147 (17%)
  • 21 to 25108 (13%)
  • 26 to 35152 (18%)
  • 36 to 4589 (10%)
  • 46 to 5561 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7545 (5.3%)
  • Over 7544 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded40 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider473 (56%)
  • Passenger222 (26%)
  • Pedestrian156 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car942 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (8%)
  • Motorcycle67 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 115th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
115th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1993

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1993: 132, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13132163117
2ndA1278610818
3rdA1158202801
4thA1159192307
5thB1015192203
6thB1016193111
7thA1015131502
8thA116091200
9thB10135600
10thA1291100
11thB10171101

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1993

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 630.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1993

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1993: 202.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1993, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years