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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2021, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2020 (209), and casualties rose from 250.

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

Collisions in 2021
231
Up 11% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
304
Up 22% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2021

0.9% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2021 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4921%
  • Slight18078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight24982%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 231, up 11% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 231
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.8%)
  • February11 (4.8%)
  • March17 (7.4%)
  • April16 (6.9%)
  • May27 (12%)
  • June21 (9.1%)
  • July20 (8.7%)
  • August19 (8.2%)
  • September27 (12%)
  • October20 (8.7%)
  • November22 (9.5%)
  • December20 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (78%)
  • Wet or damp49 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3%)
  • 30 mph197 (85%)
  • 40 mph26 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (16%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (59%)
  • Pedestrian57 (19%)
  • Cyclist31 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2037 (12%)
  • 21 to 2530 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3556 (18%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (16%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.6%)
  • Over 7512 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (57%)
  • Passenger75 (25%)
  • Pedestrian57 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 146th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
146th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2021

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2021, with 28 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2021

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2021: 43, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134355014
2ndA127243104
3rdB1015141601
4thA115881700
5thA115981400
6thA10153400
7thB10163301
8thB10172400

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2021

Southend-on-Sea had 219 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2021

SS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2021: 64.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years