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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 612 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2003, and 759 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2002 (656), and casualties fell from 818.

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

Collisions in 2003
612
Down 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
759
Down 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2003

1% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious8113%
  • Slight52586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious9412%
  • Slight65887%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 612, down 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 612
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (11%)
  • Tuesday101 (17%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday103 (17%)
  • Saturday98 (16%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.4%)
  • February37 (6%)
  • March52 (8.5%)
  • April54 (8.8%)
  • May51 (8.3%)
  • June44 (7.2%)
  • July53 (8.7%)
  • August50 (8.2%)
  • September59 (9.6%)
  • October73 (12%)
  • November49 (8%)
  • December45 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds526 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry485 (79%)
  • Wet or damp121 (20%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph508 (83%)
  • 40 mph95 (16%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway394 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (18%)
  • Roundabout58 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant441 (58%)
  • Pedestrian118 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (12%)
  • Cyclist74 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20107 (14%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35122 (16%)
  • 36 to 45118 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.3%)
  • Over 7530 (4%)
  • Not recorded54 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider452 (60%)
  • Passenger189 (25%)
  • Pedestrian118 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car896 (77%)
  • Motorcycle94 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 114th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2003

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2003, with 85 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2003

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2003: 114, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13114139118
2ndA1278511237
3rdB1015243102
4thA1015192125
5thA1159182003
6thA1160182703
7thB1016161901
8thA1158131702
9thB10131300
10thB10171100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2003

Southend-on-Sea had 582 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2003

SS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2003: 153.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years