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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2018, and 355 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2017 (285), and casualties rose from 353.

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

Collisions in 2018
279
Down 2% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
355
Up 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2018

None of the collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2018 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5821%
  • Slight22179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5917%
  • Slight29683%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 279, down 2% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 279
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.2%)
  • February14 (5%)
  • March24 (8.6%)
  • April25 (9%)
  • May23 (8.2%)
  • June21 (7.5%)
  • July24 (8.6%)
  • August24 (8.6%)
  • September20 (7.2%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December21 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (77%)
  • Wet or damp59 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph231 (83%)
  • 40 mph41 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (21%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (62%)
  • Pedestrian60 (17%)
  • Cyclist36 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2044 (12%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (10%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.5%)
  • Over 7524 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (61%)
  • Passenger78 (22%)
  • Pedestrian60 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 162nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2018

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2018, with 39 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2018

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2018: 35, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13354605
2ndA127334806
3rdA1159152003
4thB10157902
5thA11605601
6thA10153501
7thB10133301
8thB10163301
9thA11581100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2018

Southend-on-Sea had 264 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2018

SS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2018: 87.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years