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Rochford road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 121 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 2017, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2016 (146), and casualties fell from 187.

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

Collisions in 2017
121
Down 17% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
168
Down 10% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 2017

0.8% of collisions in Rochford in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2319%
  • Slight9780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2515%
  • Slight14285%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 2017 is highlighted, with 121, down 17% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 121
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (9.1%)
  • Tuesday14 (12%)
  • Wednesday17 (14%)
  • Thursday18 (15%)
  • Friday27 (22%)
  • Saturday18 (15%)
  • Sunday16 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (11%)
  • February8 (6.6%)
  • March10 (8.3%)
  • April11 (9.1%)
  • May18 (15%)
  • June8 (6.6%)
  • July5 (4.1%)
  • August10 (8.3%)
  • September5 (4.1%)
  • October10 (8.3%)
  • November13 (11%)
  • December10 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (69%)
  • Wet or damp34 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph80 (66%)
  • 40 mph11 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph14 (12%)
  • 70 mph6 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (12%)
  • Roundabout9 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant110 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (12%)
  • Pedestrian18 (11%)
  • Cyclist14 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (6%)
  • 16 to 2016 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2524 (14%)
  • 26 to 3526 (15%)
  • 36 to 4533 (20%)
  • 46 to 5523 (14%)
  • 56 to 658 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.4%)
  • Over 7511 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (65%)
  • Passenger41 (24%)
  • Pedestrian18 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car167 (73%)
  • Motorcycle20 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2017.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochford in 2017

Sweyne Park and Grange, Rochford, SS6 9NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochford in 2017, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 2017

The A129 had the most collisions in Rochford in 2017: 10.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA129102300
2ndB101391402
3rdA12457901
4thA1275600
5thA1303501
6thA10152202
7thB10171100

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 2017

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 2017: 37.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 2017

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 2017: 54.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 2017, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2017.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years