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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2023, and 316 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2022 (256), and casualties fell from 318.

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

Collisions in 2023
272
Up 6% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
316
Down 1% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2023

0.7% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2023 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7929%
  • Slight19170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious8126%
  • Slight23374%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 272, up 6% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 272
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (17%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (19%)
  • Friday36 (13%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.9%)
  • February18 (6.6%)
  • March26 (9.6%)
  • April23 (8.5%)
  • May23 (8.5%)
  • June32 (12%)
  • July12 (4.4%)
  • August11 (4%)
  • September25 (9.2%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November35 (13%)
  • December23 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (74%)
  • Wet or damp68 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph221 (81%)
  • 40 mph38 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (17%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (47%)
  • Pedestrian73 (23%)
  • Cyclist43 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2029 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3568 (22%)
  • 36 to 4554 (17%)
  • 46 to 5527 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (65%)
  • Pedestrian73 (23%)
  • Passenger37 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car360 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 130th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2023

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2023, with 36 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2023

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2023: 34, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133440011
2ndA127283607
3rdB1015111105
4thA101581003
5thA11596603
6thB10166604
7thA11585902
8thA11604402

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2023

Southend-on-Sea had 263 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2023

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2023: 81.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2023, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2023.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years