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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2011, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2010 (435), and casualties fell from 545.

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

Collisions in 2011
427
Down 2% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
531
Down 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2011

0.5% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight36485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6312%
  • Slight46688%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 427, down 2% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 427
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (16%)
  • Thursday74 (17%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.1%)
  • February33 (7.7%)
  • March35 (8.2%)
  • April41 (9.6%)
  • May42 (9.8%)
  • June38 (8.9%)
  • July33 (7.7%)
  • August40 (9.4%)
  • September31 (7.3%)
  • October37 (8.7%)
  • November30 (7%)
  • December41 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (84%)
  • Wet or damp69 (16%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph354 (83%)
  • 40 mph63 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (22%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (55%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (10%)
  • Cyclist53 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1548 (9%)
  • 16 to 2068 (13%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3583 (16%)
  • 36 to 4588 (17%)
  • 46 to 5567 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 7520 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (61%)
  • Passenger104 (20%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 121st most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2011

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2011, with 53 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2011

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2011: 83, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1383100114
2ndA1275477014
3rdA1159191903
4thB1015182101
5thB1016172001
6thA1015112000
7thA1158111501
8thA11606900
9thB10134401
10thA1581100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2011

Southend-on-Sea had 414 collisions in 2011.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2011

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2011: 119.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2011, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years