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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2025, and 332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2024 (280), and casualties fell from 340.

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

Collisions in 2025
273
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
332
Down 2% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 2025

1.5% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious6423%
  • Slight20575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6820%
  • Slight26078%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 273, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 273
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.4%)
  • February13 (4.8%)
  • March20 (7.3%)
  • April21 (7.7%)
  • May23 (8.4%)
  • June25 (9.2%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August26 (9.5%)
  • September15 (5.5%)
  • October25 (9.2%)
  • November34 (12%)
  • December20 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (5.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (77%)
  • Wet or damp55 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (7.3%)
  • 30 mph229 (84%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (12%)
  • Roundabout21 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (45%)
  • Pedestrian79 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (14%)
  • Cyclist43 (13%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2032 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2528 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3557 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6%)
  • Over 7529 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (64%)
  • Pedestrian79 (24%)
  • Passenger42 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car343 (70%)
  • Motorcycle54 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 129th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southend-on-Sea in 2025

Milton, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southend-on-Sea in 2025, with 36 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 2025

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 2025: 32, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13324214
2ndA127172713
3rdB1015131605
4thA1159101414
5thB101671001
6thA11585603
7thA11604401
8thB10132200
9thA10151100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2025

Southend-on-Sea had 258 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 2025

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 2025: 72.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 2025, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years