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Rochford road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 2010, and 169 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2009 (174), and casualties fell from 236.

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

Collisions in 2010
131
Down 25% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
169
Down 28% on 2009
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 2010

None of the collisions in Rochford in 2010 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1612%
  • Slight11588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious169.5%
  • Slight15391%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 2010 is highlighted, with 131, down 25% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 131
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (17%)
  • Wednesday18 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (19%)
  • Friday18 (14%)
  • Saturday13 (9.9%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.2%)
  • February6 (4.6%)
  • March14 (11%)
  • April8 (6.1%)
  • May12 (9.2%)
  • June10 (7.6%)
  • July13 (9.9%)
  • August13 (9.9%)
  • September18 (14%)
  • October7 (5.3%)
  • November10 (7.6%)
  • December8 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (6.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (71%)
  • Wet or damp31 (24%)
  • Snow5 (3.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (69%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph15 (11%)
  • 70 mph9 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway88 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (14%)
  • Roundabout17 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant106 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (15%)
  • Cyclist18 (11%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2037 (22%)
  • 21 to 2517 (10%)
  • 26 to 3520 (12%)
  • 36 to 4521 (12%)
  • 46 to 5519 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.7%)
  • Over 7510 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (69%)
  • Passenger37 (22%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (75%)
  • Motorcycle29 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 2010.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochford in 2010

Wheatley, Rochford, SS6 7TQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochford in 2010, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 2010

The A127 had the most collisions in Rochford in 2010: 13, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127131901
2ndA129111500
3rdB1013101400
4thA124591202
5thB10175501
6thA10154401
7thA1302201

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 2010

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 2010: 36.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 2010

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 2010: 56.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years