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SS0 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,087 road traffic collisions in the SS0 postcode district, Southend-on-Sea, from 1979 to 2025, and 9,007 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 57 were fatal and 1,176 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 72 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (74).

Collisions since 1979
7,087
178th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
9,007
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
57
59 people killed
Serious collisions
1,176
1,281 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
72
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
86
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SS0

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal570.8%
  • Serious1,17617%
  • Slight5,85483%

What the data shows

  • SS0 had 654 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 1,123 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in SS0 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,216 children under 16 were killed or injured in SS0, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in SS0.

Where SS0 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
178th
Most casualties
214th
Most fatal collisions
1,003rd
Most serious collisions
219th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday957 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,045 (15%)
  • Wednesday986 (14%)
  • Thursday1,061 (15%)
  • Friday1,146 (16%)
  • Saturday1,092 (15%)
  • Sunday800 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,186 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,821 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown55 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,964 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway1,607 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road436 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout50 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph6,154 (87%)
  • 40 mph858 (12%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph23 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph14 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,860 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds748 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds117 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds70 (1%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other199 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,835 (54%)
  • Pedestrian1,574 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist1,159 (13%)
  • Cyclist935 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant204 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant163 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant43 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant42 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SS0 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SS0, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SS0 peaked at 255 in 1985; 2025 had 72.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 72
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257286
20247488
202381102
20225565
20216073
20205368
20196273
20186783
20176480
20166680
2015110136
2014116146
2013105128
2012101125
2011119161
2010119155
2009113145
2008101132
2007103124
2006136171
2005143179
2004136172
2003148189
2002177224
2001162202
2000206247
1999207253
1998179214
1997192234
1996178212
1995191253
1994175221
1993203252
1992166214
1991193253
1990231313
1989215275
1988229297
1987225305
1986192237
1985255329
1984226297
1983217287
1982230304
1981205263
1980211274
1979218286

Map of recent crashes in SS0

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SS0

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SS0

The 24 most recent collisions in SS0 happened between 9 August and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SS0

The A13 has the most collisions in SS0, 1,376 of 7,087 (19%), followed by the A127 (924).

Collisions in SS0 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA131,3761,67510197
2ndA1279241,27416167
3rdA1158531758192
4thB1015235279127
5thA1015192302
6thB1013182105
7thB1016141803
8thA11594400
9thB10143401

Council areas covering SS0

Collisions in SS0 were recorded in 3 council areas. Southend-on-Sea has 7,069 of 7,087 (99.7%).

Collisions in SS0 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthend-on-Sea7,0698,984561,175
2ndCastle Point101101
3rdRochford5600

Town in SS0

Of the 7,087 collisions in SS0, 6,845 (97%) were in Southend-on-Sea.