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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 656 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2002, and 818 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (686), and casualties fell from 862.

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

Collisions in 2002
656
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
818
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2002

0.9% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious8213%
  • Slight56887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious9411%
  • Slight71888%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 656, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday101 (15%)
  • Thursday96 (15%)
  • Friday101 (15%)
  • Saturday111 (17%)
  • Sunday66 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.8%)
  • February47 (7.2%)
  • March52 (7.9%)
  • April47 (7.2%)
  • May56 (8.5%)
  • June58 (8.8%)
  • July56 (8.5%)
  • August49 (7.5%)
  • September62 (9.5%)
  • October61 (9.3%)
  • November56 (8.5%)
  • December54 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight478 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds531 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry470 (72%)
  • Wet or damp181 (28%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph551 (84%)
  • 40 mph99 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (20%)
  • Roundabout63 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (52%)
  • Pedestrian162 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (13%)
  • Cyclist72 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20151 (18%)
  • 21 to 2581 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35141 (17%)
  • 36 to 45106 (13%)
  • 46 to 5566 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.5%)
  • Over 7540 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded44 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider484 (59%)
  • Passenger172 (21%)
  • Pedestrian162 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car924 (75%)
  • Motorcycle109 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 111th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2002

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2002, with 92 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2002

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2002: 121, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13121146016
2ndA1278011029
3rdB1016263004
4thB1015212401
5thA1159192421
6thA1158151800
7thA1015101301
8thA11606700
9thB10135610
10thB10172401

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2002

Southend-on-Sea had 636 collisions in 2002.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2002

SS0 and SS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2002, with 177 each.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years