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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2012, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2011 (427), and casualties fell from 531.

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

Collisions in 2012
394
Down 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
493
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2012

0.3% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5514%
  • Slight33886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight43288%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 394, down 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 394
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (10%)
  • Tuesday68 (17%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.6%)
  • February20 (5.1%)
  • March28 (7.1%)
  • April29 (7.4%)
  • May48 (12%)
  • June36 (9.1%)
  • July35 (8.9%)
  • August37 (9.4%)
  • September34 (8.6%)
  • October37 (9.4%)
  • November31 (7.9%)
  • December25 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (71%)
  • Wet or damp110 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph330 (84%)
  • 40 mph57 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (23%)
  • Roundabout29 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (52%)
  • Pedestrian105 (21%)
  • Cyclist58 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2575 (15%)
  • 26 to 3582 (17%)
  • 36 to 4569 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (59%)
  • Pedestrian105 (21%)
  • Passenger98 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 124th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2012

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2012, with 58 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2012

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2012: 91, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA139110308
2ndA127538004
3rdB1015242405
4thA1159192604
5thB1016131703
6thA116071001
7thA10155500
8thA115841100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2012

Southend-on-Sea had 372 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2012

SS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2012: 109.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years