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Rochford road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 2018, and 162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2017 (121), and casualties fell from 168.

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

Collisions in 2018
126
Up 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
162
Down 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 2018

2.4% of collisions in Rochford in 2018 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious3024%
  • Slight9374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3220%
  • Slight12778%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 2018 is highlighted, with 126, up 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 126
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (17%)
  • Wednesday16 (13%)
  • Thursday19 (15%)
  • Friday14 (11%)
  • Saturday21 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (24%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (4%)
  • February20 (16%)
  • March9 (7.1%)
  • April9 (7.1%)
  • May16 (13%)
  • June11 (8.7%)
  • July12 (9.5%)
  • August6 (4.8%)
  • September12 (9.5%)
  • October7 (5.6%)
  • November10 (7.9%)
  • December9 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (4.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (78%)
  • Wet or damp25 (20%)
  • Snow2 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph84 (67%)
  • 40 mph15 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph16 (13%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (64%)
  • Pedestrian21 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (12%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2517 (10%)
  • 26 to 3532 (20%)
  • 36 to 4519 (12%)
  • 46 to 5520 (12%)
  • 56 to 6515 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.6%)
  • Over 7516 (9.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider116 (72%)
  • Passenger25 (15%)
  • Pedestrian21 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car185 (77%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2018.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochford in 2018

Hockley, Rochford, SS5 4BX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochford in 2018, with 17 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 2018

The A129 had the most collisions in Rochford in 2018: 10, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA129101503
2ndA12457910
3rdA1276601
4thB10135701
5thA10153501
6thB10173300
7thA10131100

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 2018

Hockley had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 2018: 28.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 2018

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 2018: 39.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2018.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years