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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2014, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2013 (420), and casualties rose from 495.

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

Collisions in 2014
451
Up 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
604
Up 22% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2014

0.4% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7216%
  • Slight37784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious8013%
  • Slight52286%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 451, up 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.3%)
  • February27 (6%)
  • March38 (8.4%)
  • April46 (10%)
  • May28 (6.2%)
  • June31 (6.9%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August42 (9.3%)
  • September35 (7.8%)
  • October41 (9.1%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December35 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (70%)
  • Wet or damp133 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph363 (80%)
  • 40 mph68 (15%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (21%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (53%)
  • Cyclist93 (15%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2080 (13%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (17%)
  • 36 to 4596 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 7523 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (63%)
  • Passenger142 (24%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (11%)
  • Motorcycle67 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 103rd most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2014

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area and Victoria, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 7DS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2014, with 54 collisions each.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2014

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2014: 86, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1386119114
2ndA127516803
3rdA1159274207
4thB1015171900
5thA101591302
6thB101681802
7thA116071403
8thA11585700
9thB10135701
10thA10131101

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2014

Southend-on-Sea had 433 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2014

SS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2014: 138.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years