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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2020, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2019 (256), and casualties fell from 317.

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

Collisions in 2020
209
Down 18% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
250
Down 21% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2020

0.5% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2020 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4823%
  • Slight16077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4920%
  • Slight20080%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 209, down 18% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 209
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (12%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (24%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (11%)
  • February21 (10%)
  • March17 (8.1%)
  • April8 (3.8%)
  • May9 (4.3%)
  • June10 (4.8%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August19 (9.1%)
  • September15 (7.2%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December21 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other10 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (74%)
  • Wet or damp54 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph176 (84%)
  • 40 mph29 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (16%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (45%)
  • Pedestrian48 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (16%)
  • Cyclist37 (15%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2533 (13%)
  • 26 to 3552 (21%)
  • 36 to 4535 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (15%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.8%)
  • Over 757 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (62%)
  • Passenger48 (19%)
  • Pedestrian48 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (70%)
  • Motorcycle40 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 148th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2020

Victoria, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 7DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2020, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2020

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2020: 41, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134149012
2ndA127162102
3rdA1159131503
4thB1015111303
5thA10155600
6thA11584503
7thB10164403
8thA11602201
9thB11200

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2020

Southend-on-Sea had 199 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2020

SS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2020: 56.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years