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A1158 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 540 collisions on the A1158 from 1979 to 2025, with 771 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 94 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions on the A1158, level with 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
540
1,852nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
771
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
94
100 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A1158

On the A1158, 0.2% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9417%
  • Slight44582%

Where the A1158 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,852nd
Most casualties
1,783rd
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
2,022nd

A1158 accidents by year

Collisions on the A1158 peaked at 23 in 1997 and were down to 5 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A1158, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202556
202456
202359
202233
2021817
202045
201944
201811
201733
201637
201567
201457
20131014
2012411
20111115
20101016
20091116
20081116
20071114
20061217
20051724
2004810
20031317
20021518
20011420
20001217
19992026
19981727
19972332
19961524
19951622
19941728
19932028
19921213
19911924
19901319
19891013
1988910
19871324
19861417
19851827
19841930
1983817
19822029
19811822
19801114
19791725

When crashes happen on the A1158

Saturday has the most collisions on the A1158 (87), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (113).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday74 (14%)
  • Saturday87 (16%)
  • Sunday77 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am22 (4.1%)
  • 3am to 6am10 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am67 (12%)
  • 9am to noon91 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm99 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm113 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm93 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight45 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (9.4%)
  • February32 (5.9%)
  • March34 (6.3%)
  • April44 (8.1%)
  • May54 (10%)
  • June39 (7.2%)
  • July52 (9.6%)
  • August50 (9.3%)
  • September41 (7.6%)
  • October42 (7.8%)
  • November51 (9.4%)
  • December50 (9.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight394 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A1158 crashes

On the A1158, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 69% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph528 (98%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other25 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (69%)
  • Wet or damp154 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (55%)
  • One way street or slip road121 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (22%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A1158 crashes

Car occupants make up 73% of the people killed or injured on the A1158, followed by motorcyclists (9.6%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant564 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car874 (81%)
  • Motorcycle76 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20123 (16%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35134 (17%)
  • 36 to 4593 (12%)
  • 46 to 5590 (12%)
  • 56 to 6561 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7550 (6.5%)
  • Over 7534 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider486 (63%)
  • Passenger228 (30%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A1158

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A1158

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A1158 crashes by council area

Of the 540 collisions on the A1158, 538 were in Southend-on-Sea.

Collisions on the A1158 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthend-on-Sea538768194

A1158 crashes by town

Of the 540 collisions on the A1158, 535 were in the built-up area of Southend-on-Sea.

Recent crashes on the A1158

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A1158, from 12 February 2021 to 29 November 2025.

Severity