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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2015, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2014 (451), and casualties fell from 604.

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

Collisions in 2015
393
Down 13% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
508
Down 16% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2015

0.5% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6817%
  • Slight32382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6914%
  • Slight43786%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 393, down 13% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 393
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.6%)
  • February28 (7.1%)
  • March30 (7.6%)
  • April35 (8.9%)
  • May31 (7.9%)
  • June33 (8.4%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August30 (7.6%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October32 (8.1%)
  • November35 (8.9%)
  • December27 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (78%)
  • Wet or damp87 (22%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph332 (84%)
  • 40 mph49 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (20%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (61%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (12%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2060 (12%)
  • 21 to 2553 (10%)
  • 26 to 3593 (18%)
  • 36 to 4571 (14%)
  • 46 to 5571 (14%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.9%)
  • Over 7529 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (65%)
  • Passenger106 (21%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (75%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 120th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2015

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2015, with 45 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2015

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2015: 73, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA137397010
2ndA127426117
3rdA1159111902
4thB101581100
5thA10156901
6thA11586700
7thB10166612
8thA11605501

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2015

Southend-on-Sea had 371 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2015

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2015: 110.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years