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SS1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,546 road traffic collisions in the SS1 postcode district, Southend-on-Sea, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,080 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 58 were fatal and 975 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 61 collisions, up 22% on 2024 (50).

Collisions since 1979
5,546
413th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,080
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
58
58 people killed
Serious collisions
975
1,075 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
61
Up 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
76
Up 41% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SS1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal581%
  • Serious97518%
  • Slight4,51381%

What the data shows

  • SS1 had 562 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 948 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in SS1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 927 children under 16 were killed or injured in SS1, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in SS1.

Where SS1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
413th
Most casualties
467th
Most fatal collisions
978th
Most serious collisions
422nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday723 (13%)
  • Tuesday760 (14%)
  • Wednesday759 (14%)
  • Thursday746 (13%)
  • Friday917 (17%)
  • Saturday948 (17%)
  • Sunday693 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,789 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,687 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,663 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway893 (16%)
  • Roundabout601 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road357 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph62 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph4,999 (90%)
  • 40 mph406 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph53 (1%)
  • 70 mph22 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,629 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds536 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds107 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds64 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other126 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,370 (48%)
  • Pedestrian1,634 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist840 (12%)
  • Cyclist767 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant285 (4%)
  • Van occupant90 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SS1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SS1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SS1 peaked at 192 in 1989; 2025 had 61.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 61
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256176
20245054
20235661
20224957
20215479
20203947
20195565
20185975
20175368
201686113
201586112
201485135
201397109
20128098
201181103
201096121
2009111149
2008103118
2007104119
2006105125
2005105127
2004121155
2003127160
2002129152
2001154210
2000147181
1999143192
1998148197
1997140181
1996152184
1995164192
1994186227
1993131166
1992123151
1991138181
1990176243
1989192266
1988163198
1987142221
1986150194
1985179224
1984162201
1983158203
1982166226
1981135172
1980159205
1979146187

Map of recent crashes in SS1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SS1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SS1

The 24 most recent collisions in SS1 happened between 2 September and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SS1

The A13 has the most collisions in SS1, 1,290 of 5,546 (23%), followed by the B1016 (771).

Collisions in SS1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA131,2901,56715205
2ndB10167711,01111141
3rdA1160372462773
4thA1272842010
5thB1015131502
6thB1017101311
7thA115981001
8thA10157800
9thB10136701

Council areas covering SS1

Collisions in SS1 were recorded in 3 council areas. Southend-on-Sea has 5,507 of 5,546 (99%).

Collisions in SS1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthend-on-Sea5,5077,02458968
2ndRochford263904
3rdBasildon7902

Town in SS1

Of the 5,546 collisions in SS1, 5,074 (91%) were in Southend-on-Sea.