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Rochford road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 2009, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2008 (164), and casualties rose from 202.

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

Collisions in 2009
174
Up 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
236
Up 17% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 2009

1.7% of collisions in Rochford in 2009 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3118%
  • Slight14080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight20085%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 2009 is highlighted, with 174, up 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday27 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.3%)
  • February20 (11%)
  • March17 (9.8%)
  • April16 (9.2%)
  • May17 (9.8%)
  • June13 (7.5%)
  • July12 (6.9%)
  • August13 (7.5%)
  • September15 (8.6%)
  • October22 (13%)
  • November9 (5.2%)
  • December9 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (69%)
  • Wet or damp48 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph110 (63%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph31 (18%)
  • 70 mph7 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (11%)
  • Roundabout18 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (16%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)
  • Cyclist23 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2054 (23%)
  • 21 to 2520 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3533 (14%)
  • 36 to 4532 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.8%)
  • Over 755 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (65%)
  • Passenger54 (23%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (70%)
  • Motorcycle39 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2009.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochford in 2009

Wheatley, Rochford, SS6 7TQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochford in 2009, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 2009

The A129 had the most collisions in Rochford in 2009: 21, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA129212904
2ndB1013192705
3rdA127142200
4thA10155500
5thB10175501
6thA12454502
7thA1303611

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 2009

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 2009: 49.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 2009

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 2009: 73.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2009.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years