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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 540 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2005, and 670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2004 (571), and casualties fell from 707.

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

Collisions in 2005
540
Down 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
670
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2005

0.7% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight47087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7411%
  • Slight59288%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 540, down 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 540
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (17%)
  • Friday86 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.5%)
  • February45 (8.3%)
  • March42 (7.8%)
  • April45 (8.3%)
  • May64 (12%)
  • June42 (7.8%)
  • July30 (5.6%)
  • August43 (8%)
  • September45 (8.3%)
  • October52 (9.6%)
  • November52 (9.6%)
  • December34 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry394 (73%)
  • Wet or damp141 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph458 (85%)
  • 40 mph74 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (20%)
  • Roundabout43 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (57%)
  • Pedestrian92 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (13%)
  • Cyclist73 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20121 (18%)
  • 21 to 2565 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35131 (20%)
  • 36 to 45101 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.3%)
  • Over 7522 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (63%)
  • Passenger158 (24%)
  • Pedestrian92 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car760 (75%)
  • Motorcycle88 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 125th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2005

Victoria, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 7DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2005, with 58 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2005

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2005: 106, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13106136013
2ndA127658506
3rdA1159243326
4thA1015181804
5thB1015182000
6thA1158172401
7thB1016131301
8thA1160111302
9thB10133301

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2005

Southend-on-Sea had 518 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2005

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2005: 143.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years