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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2019, and 317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2018 (279), and casualties fell from 355.

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

Collisions in 2019
256
Down 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
317
Down 11% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2019

0.4% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2019 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious7128%
  • Slight18472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7122%
  • Slight24577%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 256, down 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 256
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (18%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday51 (20%)
  • Saturday37 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7%)
  • February19 (7.4%)
  • March9 (3.5%)
  • April23 (9%)
  • May25 (9.8%)
  • June18 (7%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August20 (7.8%)
  • September20 (7.8%)
  • October31 (12%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December20 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (71%)
  • Wet or damp72 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph215 (84%)
  • 40 mph31 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (53%)
  • Pedestrian68 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (10%)
  • Cyclist30 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2040 (13%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3557 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (16%)
  • 46 to 5538 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.4%)
  • Over 7516 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (60%)
  • Pedestrian68 (21%)
  • Passenger60 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car341 (74%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 169th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2019

Victoria, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 7DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2019, with 35 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2019

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2019: 38, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133846113
2ndA127232704
3rdA1159121503
4thB101591003
5thB101681303
6thA10154702
7thA11584400
8thA11604601
9thB10171101

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2019

Southend-on-Sea had 243 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2019

SS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2019: 69.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2019, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years