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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 571 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2004, and 707 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2003 (612), and casualties fell from 759.

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

Collisions in 2004
571
Down 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
707
Down 7% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2004

0.7% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7713%
  • Slight49086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8512%
  • Slight61887%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 571, down 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 571
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday87 (15%)
  • Friday116 (20%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (9.3%)
  • February37 (6.5%)
  • March40 (7%)
  • April37 (6.5%)
  • May33 (5.8%)
  • June54 (9.5%)
  • July54 (9.5%)
  • August52 (9.1%)
  • September62 (11%)
  • October63 (11%)
  • November42 (7.4%)
  • December44 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry414 (73%)
  • Wet or damp141 (25%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph475 (83%)
  • 40 mph89 (16%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (19%)
  • Roundabout48 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (60%)
  • Pedestrian120 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (11%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20118 (17%)
  • 21 to 2579 (11%)
  • 26 to 35126 (18%)
  • 36 to 4577 (11%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.7%)
  • Over 7525 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded79 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (60%)
  • Passenger161 (23%)
  • Pedestrian120 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car844 (79%)
  • Motorcycle87 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southend-on-Sea ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 125th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2004

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2004, with 70 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2004

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2004: 93, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1393110111
2ndA127718417
3rdA1159314204
4thB1015303602
5thB1016242514
6thA1015101203
7thA115881001
8thA11608801
9thB10135600
10thA1321100
11thB10171100
12thM251100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2004

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 538.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2004

SS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2004: 157.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years