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Rochford road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 2003, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (244), and casualties fell from 297.

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

Collisions in 2003
224
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
275
Down 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 2003

0.9% of collisions in Rochford in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight18382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4316%
  • Slight23084%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 2003 is highlighted, with 224, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 224
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (17%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday18 (8%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (19%)
  • Sunday22 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.8%)
  • February16 (7.1%)
  • March15 (6.7%)
  • April13 (5.8%)
  • May24 (11%)
  • June17 (7.6%)
  • July19 (8.5%)
  • August20 (8.9%)
  • September22 (9.8%)
  • October14 (6.3%)
  • November15 (6.7%)
  • December27 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (73%)
  • Wet or damp53 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (57%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph46 (21%)
  • 70 mph39 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (21%)
  • Roundabout18 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (62%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (13%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2045 (16%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (16%)
  • 36 to 4546 (17%)
  • 46 to 5523 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (68%)
  • Passenger50 (18%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (75%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2003.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochford in 2003

Wheatley, Rochford, SS6 7TQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochford in 2003, with 34 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 2003

The A127 had the most collisions in Rochford in 2003: 37, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127374506
2ndA129242903
3rdB1013152301
4thA1307702
5thA10155700
6thA12454401
7thB10171100

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 2003

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 2003: 58.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 2003

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 2003: 101.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years