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Rochford road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 2005, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2004 (227), and casualties fell from 320.

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

Collisions in 2005
212
Down 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
281
Down 12% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 2005

2.4% of collisions in Rochford in 2005 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious188.5%
  • Slight18989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious217.5%
  • Slight25591%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 2005 is highlighted, with 212, down 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (18%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.6%)
  • February14 (6.6%)
  • March16 (7.5%)
  • April13 (6.1%)
  • May17 (8%)
  • June21 (9.9%)
  • July21 (9.9%)
  • August30 (14%)
  • September20 (9.4%)
  • October15 (7.1%)
  • November11 (5.2%)
  • December20 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (7.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (75%)
  • Wet or damp50 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (66%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph32 (15%)
  • 70 mph28 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (15%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (12%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)
  • Cyclist14 (5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2058 (21%)
  • 21 to 2520 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3551 (18%)
  • 36 to 4537 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (65%)
  • Passenger65 (23%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (80%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rochford ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2005.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochford in 2005

Wheatley, Rochford, SS6 7TQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochford in 2005, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 2005

The A129 had the most collisions in Rochford in 2005: 33, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA129334014
2ndA127213101
3rdB1013162000
4thA1015111411
5thA124581101
6thA1303611
7thB10172300

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 2005

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 2005: 73.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 2005

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 2005: 101.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 2005, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years