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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 745 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2000, and 925 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1999 (717), and casualties rose from 900.

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

Collisions in 2000
745
Up 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
925
Up 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2000

0.8% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious9613%
  • Slight64386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious10011%
  • Slight81989%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 745, up 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (15%)
  • Tuesday106 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday126 (17%)
  • Saturday113 (15%)
  • Sunday80 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.2%)
  • February54 (7.2%)
  • March59 (7.9%)
  • April59 (7.9%)
  • May72 (9.7%)
  • June67 (9%)
  • July63 (8.5%)
  • August60 (8.1%)
  • September64 (8.6%)
  • October61 (8.2%)
  • November76 (10%)
  • December56 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight529 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit209 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds602 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Other22 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry522 (70%)
  • Wet or damp214 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph631 (85%)
  • 40 mph103 (14%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway481 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (21%)
  • Roundabout53 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant528 (57%)
  • Pedestrian149 (16%)
  • Cyclist101 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20135 (15%)
  • 21 to 25102 (11%)
  • 26 to 35177 (19%)
  • 36 to 45124 (13%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.2%)
  • Over 7536 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded70 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider558 (60%)
  • Passenger218 (24%)
  • Pedestrian149 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,053 (76%)
  • Motorcycle109 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 99th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2000

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2000: 153, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13153190023
2ndA1278612229
3rdB1015293702
4thA1159273104
5thB1016162203
6thA1160131403
7thA1158121702
8thA1015101111
9thB10133300

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2000

Southend-on-Sea had 701 collisions in 2000.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2000

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2000: 206.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years