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Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6JZ area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
592
926th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
723
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Collisions in 2025
14
Up 40% on 2024

Crash severity at the SS2 6JZ hotspot

77 of the 592 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight51587%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
4
Seriously injured
81
Slightly injured
638
All casualties
723

Accidents by year at the SS2 6JZ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 44 in 2001, against an average of 24 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the SS2 6JZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251419
20241013
20231515
20222529
20211523
202089
20191621
20182124
20171620
20162325
20152028
20143646
20131922
20122643
20112832
20102224
20092023
20083339
20072227
20062325
20053542
20043545
20033743
20022935
20014451

Map of crashes at the SS2 6JZ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near SS2 6JZ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6JZ area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the SS2 6JZ hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Prittlewell
Council area
Southend-on-Sea
Nearest postcode to the centre
SS2 6JZ
Postcode district
SS2
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.55384, 0.70772
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
23 December 2025
Rank by collisions
926th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the SS2 6JZ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A1159, with 196 of 592, followed by the A127 with 168.

Collisions at the SS2 6JZ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1159196249234
2ndA127168208211
3rdB1015101115013

Towns near the SS2 6JZ hotspot

579 of the 592 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Southend-on-Sea.

All 592 crashes at the SS2 6JZ hotspot

Newest first, from 8 January 2001 to 23 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year