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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2024, and 340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2023 (272), and casualties rose from 316.

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

Collisions in 2024
280
Up 3% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
340
Up 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2024

0.4% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2024 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious7326%
  • Slight20674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7923%
  • Slight26076%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 280, up 3% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 280
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday28 (10%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.7%)
  • February25 (8.9%)
  • March29 (10%)
  • April16 (5.7%)
  • May19 (6.8%)
  • June27 (9.6%)
  • July27 (9.6%)
  • August23 (8.2%)
  • September21 (7.5%)
  • October26 (9.3%)
  • November24 (8.6%)
  • December27 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (78%)
  • Wet or damp56 (20%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph226 (81%)
  • 40 mph37 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (17%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (43%)
  • Pedestrian67 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (16%)
  • Cyclist43 (13%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2036 (11%)
  • 21 to 2534 (10%)
  • 26 to 3566 (19%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6545 (13%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5%)
  • Over 7515 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (67%)
  • Pedestrian67 (20%)
  • Passenger45 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (69%)
  • Motorcycle55 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 119th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2024

Victoria, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 7DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2024, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2024

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2024: 33, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133343010
2ndA127273806
3rdA1159132004
4thB1016121205
5thB10155601
6thA11584401
7thA11603300
8thB10132400
9thA10151200
10thB10171201

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2024

Southend-on-Sea had 266 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2024

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2024: 74.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2024, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years