Map shows Southend’s most dangerous roads for pedestrians

An interactive map shows you where ‘fatal’, ‘serious’ and ‘slight’ collisions involving pedestrians have happened in your area by using the latest police and government data.

Crash Map shows that 233 incidents involving pedestrians happened in Southend from 2015 to 2020. 

The majority of the crashes involving pedestrians happened on the A13. 

Across the route from Westcliff to Southchurch there were 42 incidents, with 23 considered to be serious. 

Read more >> The worst roads for cyclists in Southend including accident blackspots

Some of the crashes recorded on the A13 in Southend

There were 12 incidents across Western Esplanade and Marine Parade. 

According to the Government in the UK pedestrian casualties decreased by 3 per cent between 2018 and 2019 to 21,770 pedestrian casualties.

Pedestrians represented 14 per cent of all casualties in 2019, a proportion that has increased very slightly in each of the last fve years.

Read more >> The Southend roads with the most crashes involving young drivers

What should you do after a crash?

According to the AA immediately after the incident you should:

• Stop the car as soon as possible – it's an offence not to do so.
• Turn off the engine.
• Switch the hazard lights on.
• Check for any injuries to yourself or your passengers.
• If it's a minor collision and there are no injuries, make a note of it just in case the other people later try to claim for an injury.
• Call the police and an ambulance immediately if anyone is hurt or if the road is blocked.
• Try to remain as calm as possible – its normal to be shaken after an accident, take a few deep breaths and try to take stock of the situation the best you can. And don't lose your temper.
• Don't apologise or admit responsibility for the accident until you're completely aware of what happened – this can protect you from liability if it wasn't your fault.

For more information or to see how many crashes occurred on your road, visit Crash Maps.