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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2016, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2015 (393), and casualties fell from 508.

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

Collisions in 2016
334
Down 15% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
420
Down 17% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2016

0.9% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2016 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious8225%
  • Slight24975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious8721%
  • Slight32978%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 334, down 15% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 334
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.1%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March32 (9.6%)
  • April28 (8.4%)
  • May30 (9%)
  • June28 (8.4%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August30 (9%)
  • September24 (7.2%)
  • October20 (6%)
  • November24 (7.2%)
  • December31 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (80%)
  • Wet or damp63 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph285 (85%)
  • 40 mph39 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (18%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (50%)
  • Pedestrian80 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (15%)
  • Cyclist52 (12%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (12%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4563 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (14%)
  • 56 to 6541 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.9%)
  • Over 7529 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (64%)
  • Pedestrian80 (19%)
  • Passenger73 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car457 (72%)
  • Motorcycle63 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southend-on-Sea ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 152nd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2016

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2016, with 49 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2016

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2016: 49, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134964011
2ndA1273035011
3rdA1159182305
4thB1015111101
5thA10158902
6thA11583701
7thA11603301
8thB10163601
9thA1161200
10thB11101
11thB10131100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2016

Southend-on-Sea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 307.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2016

SS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2016: 86.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2016, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years