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B1016 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 972 collisions on the B1016 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,289 casualties. Of those crashes, 15 were fatal and 189 serious, and 16 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions on the B1016, down 42% from 12 in 2024, with 10 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
972
1,124th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,289
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
16 people killed
Serious collisions
189
213 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
Down 42% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
Down 17% on 2024

Crash severity on the B1016

On the B1016, 1.5% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious18919%
  • Slight76879%

Where the B1016 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,124th
Most casualties
1,154th
Most fatal collisions
1,258th
Most serious collisions
1,104th

B1016 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1016 peaked at 65 in 1990 and were down to 7 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1016, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025710
20241212
202366
202247
202133
202044
2019813
201833
201722
201648
201566
2014818
20131314
20121317
20111720
20101013
20091517
20081516
20071519
20061622
20051313
20042425
20031619
20022630
20011834
20001622
19992732
19982028
19972635
19962335
19952224
19943747
19931931
19922331
19915070
19906581
19895176
19883340
19872950
19863349
19853645
19843344
19833239
19823654
19812734
19802730
19792941

When crashes happen on the B1016

Sunday has the most collisions on the B1016 (194), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (224).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (10%)
  • Tuesday127 (13%)
  • Wednesday118 (12%)
  • Thursday117 (12%)
  • Friday124 (13%)
  • Saturday192 (20%)
  • Sunday194 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am65 (6.7%)
  • 3am to 6am18 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am54 (5.6%)
  • 9am to noon108 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm161 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm224 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm139 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight203 (21%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (6.6%)
  • February52 (5.3%)
  • March61 (6.3%)
  • April83 (8.5%)
  • May102 (10%)
  • June102 (10%)
  • July112 (12%)
  • August120 (12%)
  • September85 (8.7%)
  • October80 (8.2%)
  • November61 (6.3%)
  • December50 (5.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight618 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit342 (35%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1016 crashes

On the B1016, 94% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 77% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1%)
  • 30 mph914 (94%)
  • 40 mph45 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds824 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Other28 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry753 (77%)
  • Wet or damp201 (21%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway659 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway220 (23%)
  • Roundabout51 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1016 crashes

Car occupants make up 51% of the people killed or injured on the B1016, followed by pedestrians (24%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant654 (51%)
  • Pedestrian306 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (13%)
  • Cyclist99 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,317 (76%)
  • Motorcycle193 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1070 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1581 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20360 (28%)
  • 21 to 25171 (13%)
  • 26 to 35176 (14%)
  • 36 to 45116 (9%)
  • 46 to 5587 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6555 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.2%)
  • Over 7554 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider636 (49%)
  • Passenger347 (27%)
  • Pedestrian306 (24%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1016

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1016

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1016 crashes by council area

Of the 972 collisions on the B1016, 966 were in Southend-on-Sea.

Collisions on the B1016 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthend-on-Sea9661,28215187

B1016 crashes by town

Of the 972 collisions on the B1016, 627 were in the built-up area of Southend-on-Sea.

Recent crashes on the B1016

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1016, from 3 May 2023 to 18 November 2025.

Severity