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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2007, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2006 (523), and casualties fell from 637.

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

Collisions in 2007
466
Down 11% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
576
Down 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2007

1.3% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight40286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight50588%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 466, down 11% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 466
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (16%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday61 (13%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.9%)
  • February39 (8.4%)
  • March30 (6.4%)
  • April34 (7.3%)
  • May41 (8.8%)
  • June36 (7.7%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August37 (7.9%)
  • September41 (8.8%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November38 (8.2%)
  • December35 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (74%)
  • Wet or damp118 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph407 (87%)
  • 40 mph56 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (56%)
  • Pedestrian93 (16%)
  • Cyclist60 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20102 (18%)
  • 21 to 2561 (11%)
  • 26 to 35101 (18%)
  • 36 to 4584 (15%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4%)
  • Over 7527 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (60%)
  • Passenger138 (24%)
  • Pedestrian93 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car647 (74%)
  • Motorcycle70 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 143rd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2007

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2007, with 68 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2007

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2007: 95, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA139510416
2ndA127414704
3rdA1159243425
4thB1016151904
5thB1015131600
6thA1158111412
7thA101591101
8thA116091002
9thB10134600
10thB10171100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2007

Southend-on-Sea had 439 collisions in 2007.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2007

SS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2007: 123.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years