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Rochford road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 2007, and 279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2006 (202), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2007
206
Up 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
279
Level with 2006
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 2007

2.4% of collisions in Rochford in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious2211%
  • Slight17987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious269.3%
  • Slight24889%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 2007 is highlighted, with 206, up 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday26 (13%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (12%)
  • February17 (8.3%)
  • March14 (6.8%)
  • April16 (7.8%)
  • May15 (7.3%)
  • June14 (6.8%)
  • July11 (5.3%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September19 (9.2%)
  • October18 (8.7%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December13 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (7.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (71%)
  • Wet or damp54 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (60%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph41 (20%)
  • 70 mph30 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (17%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (10%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (5%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2050 (18%)
  • 21 to 2538 (14%)
  • 26 to 3541 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (19%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.8%)
  • Over 7511 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (66%)
  • Passenger71 (25%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 2007.

Collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochford in 2007

Wheatley, Rochford, SS6 7TQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochford in 2007, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 2007

The A127 had the most collisions in Rochford in 2007: 24, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127243501
2ndA129172003
3rdB1013172403
4thA1245121701
5thA101591301
6thB10175710
7thA1303401

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 2007

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 2007: 59.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 2007

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 2007: 87.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2007.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years