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Rochford road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 2008, and 202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2007 (206), and casualties fell from 279.

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

Collisions in 2008
164
Down 20% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
202
Down 28% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 2008

None of the collisions in Rochford in 2008 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2012%
  • Slight14488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2211%
  • Slight18089%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 2008 is highlighted, with 164, down 20% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 164
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday32 (20%)
  • Saturday27 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (10%)
  • February9 (5.5%)
  • March10 (6.1%)
  • April15 (9.1%)
  • May17 (10%)
  • June12 (7.3%)
  • July16 (9.8%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September15 (9.1%)
  • October14 (8.5%)
  • November10 (6.1%)
  • December11 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (74%)
  • Wet or damp40 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (63%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph23 (14%)
  • 70 mph28 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (15%)
  • Roundabout18 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant131 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (14%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2049 (24%)
  • 21 to 2523 (11%)
  • 26 to 3534 (17%)
  • 36 to 4530 (15%)
  • 46 to 5523 (11%)
  • 56 to 659 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.9%)
  • Over 759 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider130 (64%)
  • Passenger53 (26%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car238 (78%)
  • Motorcycle29 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2008.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 15 other areas
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochford in 2008

Wheatley, Rochford, SS6 7TQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochford in 2008, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 2008

The A129 had the most collisions in Rochford in 2008: 26, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA129263203
2ndB1013192402
3rdA127172601
4thA1245121601
5thA10156600
6thB10174500

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 2008

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 2008: 47.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 2008

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 2008: 75.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2008.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years