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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2010, and 545 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2009 (448), and casualties fell from 568.

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

Collisions in 2010
435
Down 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
545
Down 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2010

0.9% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight37686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6111%
  • Slight48088%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 435, down 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 435
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday78 (18%)
  • Friday81 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8%)
  • February33 (7.6%)
  • March30 (6.9%)
  • April32 (7.4%)
  • May47 (11%)
  • June43 (9.9%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August36 (8.3%)
  • September37 (8.5%)
  • October33 (7.6%)
  • November33 (7.6%)
  • December29 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (71%)
  • Wet or damp102 (23%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Snow10 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph368 (85%)
  • 40 mph64 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (21%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (54%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)
  • Cyclist63 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2060 (11%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (16%)
  • 36 to 4591 (17%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.3%)
  • Over 7528 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (58%)
  • Passenger124 (23%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car600 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southend-on-Sea ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 122nd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2010

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2010, with 56 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2010

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2010: 84, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1384106016
2ndA127588218
3rdA1159172110
4thB1015161701
5thA1015141701
6thA1158101602
7thB1016101301
8thA11607810
9thB10131100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2010

Southend-on-Sea had 417 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2010

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2010: 119.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2010, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years