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A1159 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,097 collisions on the A1159 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,424 casualties. Of those crashes, 22 were fatal and 206 serious, and 23 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 10 collisions on the A1159, down 23% from 13 in 2024, with 14 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
1,097
994th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,424
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
23 people killed
Serious collisions
206
246 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
Down 30% on 2024

Crash severity on the A1159

On the A1159, 2% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal222%
  • Serious20619%
  • Slight86979%

Where the A1159 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
994th
Most casualties
1,044th
Most fatal collisions
902nd
Most serious collisions
1,020th

A1159 accidents by year

Collisions on the A1159 peaked at 45 in 1986 and were down to 10 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A1159, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251014
20241320
202366
20221417
2021814
20201315
20191215
20181520
20171011
20162025
20151119
20142742
20131924
20121926
20111919
20101721
20091720
20082327
20072434
20061923
20052433
20043142
20031820
20021924
20013138
20002731
19992931
19982429
19973437
19962223
19952428
19942428
19932128
19922637
19912028
19902532
19893035
19883763
19873654
19864556
19852834
19843751
19833042
19824058
19812939
19803544
19793547

When crashes happen on the A1159

Friday has the most collisions on the A1159 (176), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (281).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (14%)
  • Tuesday170 (15%)
  • Wednesday159 (14%)
  • Thursday155 (14%)
  • Friday176 (16%)
  • Saturday136 (12%)
  • Sunday144 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am44 (4%)
  • 3am to 6am20 (1.8%)
  • 6am to 9am170 (15%)
  • 9am to noon148 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm192 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm281 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm157 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight85 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (9.2%)
  • February71 (6.5%)
  • March81 (7.4%)
  • April79 (7.2%)
  • May85 (7.7%)
  • June101 (9.2%)
  • July101 (9.2%)
  • August109 (9.9%)
  • September87 (7.9%)
  • October96 (8.8%)
  • November101 (9.2%)
  • December85 (7.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight804 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit287 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A1159 crashes

On the A1159, 47% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 71% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph518 (47%)
  • 40 mph502 (46%)
  • 50 mph69 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds882 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Other51 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry777 (71%)
  • Wet or damp293 (27%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.5%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway500 (46%)
  • Single carriageway388 (35%)
  • Roundabout200 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A1159 crashes

Car occupants make up 63% of the people killed or injured on the A1159, followed by motorcyclists (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant894 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist210 (15%)
  • Cyclist151 (11%)
  • Pedestrian97 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Other21 (1.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,453 (72%)
  • Motorcycle224 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle162 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.1%)
  • Other29 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1037 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1592 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20280 (20%)
  • 21 to 25210 (15%)
  • 26 to 35234 (16%)
  • 36 to 45190 (13%)
  • 46 to 55121 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6599 (7%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4.8%)
  • Over 7548 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider940 (66%)
  • Passenger387 (27%)
  • Pedestrian97 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A1159

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A1159

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A1159 crashes by council area

Of the 1,097 collisions on the A1159, 1,091 were in Southend-on-Sea.

Collisions on the A1159 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthend-on-Sea1,0911,41322204

A1159 crashes by town

Of the 1,097 collisions on the A1159, 742 were in the built-up area of Southend-on-Sea.

Recent crashes on the A1159

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A1159, from 13 November 2023 to 23 December 2025.

Severity