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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 698 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1998, and 878 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (692), and casualties rose from 848.

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

Collisions in 1998
698
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
878
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious9714%
  • Slight59786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious10312%
  • Slight77188%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 698, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (11%)
  • Tuesday94 (13%)
  • Wednesday108 (15%)
  • Thursday114 (16%)
  • Friday109 (16%)
  • Saturday113 (16%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (6.4%)
  • February53 (7.6%)
  • March60 (8.6%)
  • April58 (8.3%)
  • May72 (10%)
  • June60 (8.6%)
  • July66 (9.5%)
  • August67 (9.6%)
  • September60 (8.6%)
  • October59 (8.5%)
  • November53 (7.6%)
  • December45 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight526 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds592 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry532 (76%)
  • Wet or damp156 (22%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph597 (86%)
  • 40 mph94 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (18%)
  • Roundabout73 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant517 (59%)
  • Pedestrian131 (15%)
  • Cyclist95 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1564 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20141 (16%)
  • 21 to 2589 (10%)
  • 26 to 35176 (20%)
  • 36 to 4596 (11%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.8%)
  • Over 7548 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded62 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider502 (57%)
  • Passenger245 (28%)
  • Pedestrian131 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,011 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle74 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach45 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 111th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1998

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1998: 145, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13145186112
2ndA1278311716
3rdA1159242905
4thB1015232501
5thB1016202801
6thA1015182204
7thA1158172702
8thA1160152413
9thB10136700
10thB10171100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1998

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 668.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1998

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1998: 179.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years