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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 686 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2001, and 862 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2000 (745), and casualties fell from 925.

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

Collisions in 2001
686
Down 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
862
Down 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2001

0.7% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious7311%
  • Slight60889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious829.5%
  • Slight77590%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 686, down 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (15%)
  • Tuesday103 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (12%)
  • Friday104 (15%)
  • Saturday118 (17%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (10%)
  • February49 (7.1%)
  • March47 (6.9%)
  • April51 (7.4%)
  • May66 (9.6%)
  • June57 (8.3%)
  • July84 (12%)
  • August51 (7.4%)
  • September56 (8.2%)
  • October50 (7.3%)
  • November48 (7%)
  • December57 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight502 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds566 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other23 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry465 (68%)
  • Wet or damp202 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.9%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph563 (82%)
  • 40 mph116 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (19%)
  • Roundabout74 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant452 (52%)
  • Pedestrian165 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (11%)
  • Cyclist82 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20125 (15%)
  • 21 to 25104 (12%)
  • 26 to 35161 (19%)
  • 36 to 45110 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.8%)
  • Over 7536 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded64 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider503 (58%)
  • Passenger194 (23%)
  • Pedestrian165 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car964 (76%)
  • Motorcycle105 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southend-on-Sea ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 109th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2001

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2001, with 98 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2001

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2001: 128, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13128152213
2ndA1279712408
3rdA1159313805
4thA1160182205
5thB1016183411
6thB1015171800
7thA1158142002
8thA1015111102
9thB10135501
10thB10171100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2001

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 650.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2001

SS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2001: 188.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2001.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years