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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2006, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (540), and casualties fell from 670.

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

Collisions in 2006
523
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
637
Down 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2006

0.2% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6512%
  • Slight45787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6711%
  • Slight56989%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 523, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 523
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday89 (17%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday78 (15%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.9%)
  • February31 (5.9%)
  • March36 (6.9%)
  • April36 (6.9%)
  • May42 (8%)
  • June47 (9%)
  • July51 (9.8%)
  • August46 (8.8%)
  • September40 (7.6%)
  • October64 (12%)
  • November50 (9.6%)
  • December44 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds445 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry394 (75%)
  • Wet or damp124 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph442 (85%)
  • 40 mph74 (14%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (21%)
  • Roundabout41 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (54%)
  • Pedestrian96 (15%)
  • Cyclist79 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8%)
  • 16 to 20110 (17%)
  • 21 to 2560 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35107 (17%)
  • 36 to 4592 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.9%)
  • Over 7527 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (62%)
  • Passenger147 (23%)
  • Pedestrian96 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle68 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 127th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2006

Victoria, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 7DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2006, with 70 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2006

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2006: 112, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13112145015
2ndA127779507
3rdA1159192313
4thB1016162201
5thB1015131401
6thA1158121701
7thA1015111403
8thA1160101000
9thB10134401

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2006

Southend-on-Sea had 504 collisions in 2006.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2006

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2006: 136.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2006, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years