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Rochford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,309 road traffic collisions in Rochford from 1979 to 2025, and 13,575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 114 were fatal and 1,878 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 80 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (88), and casualties fell from 108 to 94.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,309
31st lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
13,575
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
114
1.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
80
Down 9% on 2024

Crash severity in Rochford

1.1% of collisions in Rochford from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1141.1%
  • Serious1,87818%
  • Slight8,31781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1220.9%
  • Serious2,12716%
  • Slight11,32683%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. In 2025 there were 80, down 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 80
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20258094
202488108
2023108138
202279103
202194118
202092110
201997124
2018126162
2017121168
2016146187
2015138168
2014175227
2013161205
2012170237
2011155208
2010131169
2009174236
2008164202
2007206279
2006202279
2005212281
2004227320
2003224275
2002244297
2001271346
2000315414
1999292370
1998292384
1997266342
1996263356
1995269346
1994285399
1993221301
1992264352
1991291392
1990315428
1989323465
1988313421
1987317403
1986353468
1985294359
1984271357
1983278359
1982284389
1981317456
1980301388
1979300385

When and where crashes happen in Rochford

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,420 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,522 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,554 (15%)
  • Thursday1,458 (14%)
  • Friday1,651 (16%)
  • Saturday1,526 (15%)
  • Sunday1,178 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59337 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59141 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,483 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,477 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,811 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,460 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,623 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59977 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January841 (8.2%)
  • February742 (7.2%)
  • March846 (8.2%)
  • April737 (7.1%)
  • May943 (9.1%)
  • June883 (8.6%)
  • July846 (8.2%)
  • August850 (8.2%)
  • September964 (9.4%)
  • October879 (8.5%)
  • November957 (9.3%)
  • December821 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,456 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,142 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting592 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown77 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit42 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,393 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,153 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds152 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds109 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist107 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds53 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (0.2%)
  • Other281 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded44 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,017 (68%)
  • Wet or damp2,998 (29%)
  • Frost or ice214 (2.1%)
  • Snow54 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep16 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph12 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph6,732 (65%)
  • 40 mph489 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph214 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph1,772 (17%)
  • 70 mph1,089 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,141 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway1,045 (10%)
  • Roundabout802 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road272 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded49 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Rochford

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8,134 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist1,824 (13%)
  • Pedestrian1,735 (13%)
  • Cyclist1,114 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant384 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant178 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)63 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant49 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant44 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5223 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10492 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15951 (7%)
  • 16 to 202,940 (22%)
  • 21 to 251,592 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,124 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,710 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,267 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 65876 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75595 (4.4%)
  • Over 75483 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded322 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider8,600 (63%)
  • Passenger3,240 (24%)
  • Pedestrian1,735 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car13,932 (73%)
  • Motorcycle1,854 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle1,177 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,082 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes462 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach328 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle131 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car106 (0.6%)
  • Minibus48 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle15 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Rochford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rochford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rochford ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had the 31st fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
31st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 13th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
318thCeredigion10,46315,4722312,831
319thGosport10,45212,271722,166
320thEast Cambridgeshire10,43414,9983592,545
321stRochford (this area)10,30913,5751141,878
322ndMidlothian10,10313,5692092,562
323rdForest of Dean10,07314,5503062,539
324thStevenage9,94713,260901,636

Accident hotspots in Rochford

Wheatley, Rochford, SS6 7TQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Rochford, with 564 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes

The B1013 had the most collisions in Rochford from 1979 to 2025: 1,310, including 13 fatal and 247 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10131,3101,78513247
2ndA1291,1591,4788180
3rdA1278331,1936111
4thA1015506617677
5thA130432666982
6thB1017210247735
7thA1245148203131
8thB1015101101
9thA136801
10thB10143300
11thA10132200
12thB10162201
13thA11100
14thA10251300
15thA11591100
16thA1201100
17thA1251200
18thA1281100
19thB10021201
20thB10121100

Towns in Rochford

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford from 1979 to 2025: 2,937.

Postcode districts in Rochford

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford from 1979 to 2025: 4,069.

Latest crashes in Rochford

Of the latest 24 crashes in Rochford, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 19 December 2025.

Severity