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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2013, and 495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2012 (394), and casualties rose from 493.

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

Collisions in 2013
420
Up 7% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
495
Level with 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2013

0.5% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2013 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight36687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight43888%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 420, up 7% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 420
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday81 (19%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.2%)
  • February28 (6.7%)
  • March27 (6.4%)
  • April32 (7.6%)
  • May32 (7.6%)
  • June31 (7.4%)
  • July40 (9.5%)
  • August37 (8.8%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November39 (9.3%)
  • December37 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (73%)
  • Wet or damp108 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph346 (82%)
  • 40 mph60 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (19%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (52%)
  • Pedestrian80 (16%)
  • Cyclist73 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2046 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2583 (17%)
  • 26 to 3593 (19%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (64%)
  • Passenger99 (20%)
  • Pedestrian80 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (11%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 103rd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2013

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2013, with 68 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2013

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2013: 74, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13748607
2ndA127526902
3rdA1159192403
4thB1015171804
5thB1016131403
6thA1158101401
7thA11609903
8thA101581010
9thB10131100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2013

Southend-on-Sea had 389 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2013

SS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2013: 122.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years