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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2009, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2008 (450), and casualties rose from 548.

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

Collisions in 2009
448
Level with 2008
Casualties in 2009
568
Up 4% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2009

1.1% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7417%
  • Slight36982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious9617%
  • Slight46682%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 448, level with 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 448
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (18%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.6%)
  • February31 (6.9%)
  • March40 (8.9%)
  • April46 (10%)
  • May33 (7.4%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July28 (6.3%)
  • August41 (9.2%)
  • September39 (8.7%)
  • October43 (9.6%)
  • November41 (9.2%)
  • December26 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (75%)
  • Wet or damp101 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph387 (86%)
  • 40 mph56 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (19%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (52%)
  • Pedestrian104 (18%)
  • Cyclist74 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1549 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2097 (17%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 3583 (15%)
  • 36 to 4580 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.6%)
  • Over 7519 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (61%)
  • Passenger118 (21%)
  • Pedestrian104 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 124th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2009

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2009, with 58 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2009

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2009: 99, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1399124216
2ndA127425713
3rdA1159172002
4thB1015172102
5thB1016151704
6thA1015121303
7thA1158111604
8thA1160111402
9thB10132200

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2009

Southend-on-Sea had 420 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2009

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2009: 113.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years