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Rochford road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 2012, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2011 (155), and casualties rose from 208.

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

Collisions in 2012
170
Up 10% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
237
Up 14% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 2012

None of the collisions in Rochford in 2012 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3018%
  • Slight14082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight20486%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 2012 is highlighted, with 170, up 10% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (20%)
  • Wednesday29 (17%)
  • Thursday20 (12%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.1%)
  • February15 (8.8%)
  • March18 (11%)
  • April16 (9.4%)
  • May20 (12%)
  • June14 (8.2%)
  • July15 (8.8%)
  • August9 (5.3%)
  • September16 (9.4%)
  • October12 (7.1%)
  • November12 (7.1%)
  • December11 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (14%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other6 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (69%)
  • Wet or damp48 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph117 (69%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph23 (14%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant149 (63%)
  • Pedestrian31 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (12%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2050 (21%)
  • 21 to 2531 (13%)
  • 26 to 3529 (12%)
  • 36 to 4529 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (62%)
  • Passenger60 (25%)
  • Pedestrian31 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (78%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2012.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochford in 2012

Sweyne Park and Grange, Rochford, SS6 9NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochford in 2012, with 22 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 2012

The A129 had the most collisions in Rochford in 2012: 21, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA129213304
2ndB1013172502
3rdA12791000
4thA124581201
5thA101571202
6thB10174600
7thA1303500

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 2012

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 2012: 56.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 2012

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 2012: 72.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2012.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years