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Rochford road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 2000, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1999 (292), and casualties rose from 370.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,309 collisions in Rochford.

Collisions in 2000
315
Up 8% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
414
Up 12% on 1999
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 2000

0.6% of collisions in Rochford in 2000 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6220%
  • Slight25180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6716%
  • Slight34583%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 2000 is highlighted, with 315, up 8% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (18%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday40 (13%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (10%)
  • February36 (11%)
  • March23 (7.3%)
  • April27 (8.6%)
  • May28 (8.9%)
  • June29 (9.2%)
  • July24 (7.6%)
  • August27 (8.6%)
  • September22 (7%)
  • October22 (7%)
  • November26 (8.3%)
  • December18 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (63%)
  • Wet or damp112 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (57%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph60 (19%)
  • 70 mph51 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (68%)
  • Roundabout45 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (63%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (10%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2070 (17%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (20%)
  • 36 to 4554 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (64%)
  • Passenger99 (24%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (74%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Rochford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rochford ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 2000.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 2000

The A127 had the most collisions in Rochford in 2000: 37, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1273757011
2ndA129364114
3rdA130293404
4thB1013253604
5thA1015141602
6thB10177801
7thB10153400
8thA1251200

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 2000

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 2000: 81.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 2000

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 2000: 139.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years