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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 717 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1999, and 900 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1998 (698), and casualties rose from 878.

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

Collisions in 1999
717
Up 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
900
Up 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1999

1.5% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1999 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious719.9%
  • Slight63589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious758.3%
  • Slight81490%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 717, up 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (13%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday123 (17%)
  • Saturday109 (15%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (9.2%)
  • February43 (6%)
  • March52 (7.3%)
  • April55 (7.7%)
  • May66 (9.2%)
  • June52 (7.3%)
  • July76 (11%)
  • August56 (7.8%)
  • September71 (9.9%)
  • October62 (8.6%)
  • November62 (8.6%)
  • December56 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight552 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds602 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry538 (75%)
  • Wet or damp165 (23%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph597 (83%)
  • 40 mph116 (16%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (18%)
  • Roundabout69 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant495 (55%)
  • Pedestrian167 (19%)
  • Cyclist94 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1049 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20112 (12%)
  • 21 to 25110 (12%)
  • 26 to 35183 (20%)
  • 36 to 4589 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5570 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.3%)
  • Over 7551 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded71 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider496 (55%)
  • Passenger237 (26%)
  • Pedestrian167 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car973 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle78 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 102nd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1999

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1999: 141, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13141180317
2ndA12786120112
3rdB1015354422
4thA1159293112
5thB1016273205
6thA1158202600
7thA1015151801
8thA116091012
9thB10134500
10thB10172400

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1999

Southend-on-Sea had 667 collisions in 1999.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1999

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1999: 207.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years