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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2008, and 548 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2007 (466), and casualties fell from 576.

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

Collisions in 2008
450
Down 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
548
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2008

0.7% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight39387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious5811%
  • Slight48789%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 450, down 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 450
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (17%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday79 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.8%)
  • February37 (8.2%)
  • March31 (6.9%)
  • April40 (8.9%)
  • May50 (11%)
  • June38 (8.4%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August34 (7.6%)
  • September33 (7.3%)
  • October38 (8.4%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December28 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (74%)
  • Wet or damp113 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph389 (86%)
  • 40 mph56 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (15%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (53%)
  • Pedestrian107 (20%)
  • Cyclist67 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2097 (18%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3585 (16%)
  • 36 to 4584 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.7%)
  • Over 7526 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (60%)
  • Passenger110 (20%)
  • Pedestrian107 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 136th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2008

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2008, with 55 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2008

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2008: 84, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1384100114
2ndA127486505
3rdA1159232703
4thB1015151600
5thB1016151612
6thA1015141502
7thA1158111602
8thA11606600

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2008

Southend-on-Sea had 429 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2008

SS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2008: 113.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years