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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2017, and 353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2016 (334), and casualties fell from 420.

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

Collisions in 2017
285
Down 15% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
353
Down 16% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2017

0.7% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2017 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7526%
  • Slight20873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7722%
  • Slight27478%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 285, down 15% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 285
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (11%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.7%)
  • February16 (5.6%)
  • March26 (9.1%)
  • April15 (5.3%)
  • May37 (13%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July19 (6.7%)
  • August19 (6.7%)
  • September26 (9.1%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November21 (7.4%)
  • December22 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (75%)
  • Wet or damp64 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph242 (85%)
  • 40 mph35 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (18%)
  • Roundabout17 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (55%)
  • Pedestrian63 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (12%)
  • Cyclist43 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2045 (13%)
  • 21 to 2531 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3581 (23%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.5%)
  • Over 7524 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (61%)
  • Passenger74 (21%)
  • Pedestrian63 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 168th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2017

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2017, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2017

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2017: 38, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133849112
2ndA127192405
3rdA1159101101
4thB101591103
5thA10155603
6thA11605602
7thA11583301
8thA1292300
9thB10162202

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2017

Southend-on-Sea had 267 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2017

SS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2017: 80.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2017, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years