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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2022, and 318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2021 (231), and casualties rose from 304.

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

Collisions in 2022
256
Up 11% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
318
Up 5% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2022

1.2% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2022 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5722%
  • Slight19677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6119%
  • Slight25480%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 256, up 11% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (11%)
  • February20 (7.8%)
  • March29 (11%)
  • April17 (6.6%)
  • May19 (7.4%)
  • June26 (10%)
  • July30 (12%)
  • August18 (7%)
  • September15 (5.9%)
  • October30 (12%)
  • November13 (5.1%)
  • December12 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (79%)
  • Wet or damp50 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph209 (82%)
  • 40 mph34 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (16%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (53%)
  • Pedestrian73 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (10%)
  • Cyclist29 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2049 (15%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4548 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.1%)
  • Over 7515 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (58%)
  • Pedestrian73 (23%)
  • Passenger61 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (74%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southend-on-Sea ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 143rd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2022

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2022, with 31 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2022

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2022: 36, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13363917
2ndA127212304
3rdA1159141702
4thB1015121813
5thA10155602
6thB10164702
7thA11583301
8thA11601100
9thB10131600

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2022

Southend-on-Sea had 241 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2022

SS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2022: 79.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2022, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2022.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years