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Rochford road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 92 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 2020, and 110 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2019 (97), and casualties fell from 124.

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

Collisions in 2020
92
Down 5% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
110
Down 11% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 2020

2.2% of collisions in Rochford in 2020 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.2%
  • Serious2527%
  • Slight6571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious2725%
  • Slight8174%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 2020 is highlighted, with 92, down 5% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 92
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday15 (16%)
  • Wednesday15 (16%)
  • Thursday17 (18%)
  • Friday16 (17%)
  • Saturday10 (11%)
  • Sunday10 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (24%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599 (9.8%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.5%)
  • February8 (8.7%)
  • March10 (11%)
  • April2 (2.2%)
  • May3 (3.3%)
  • June10 (11%)
  • July8 (8.7%)
  • August13 (14%)
  • September13 (14%)
  • October8 (8.7%)
  • November8 (8.7%)
  • December3 (3.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight72 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds75 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (71%)
  • Wet or damp26 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (72%)
  • 40 mph14 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway80 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant50 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (21%)
  • Cyclist20 (18%)
  • Pedestrian14 (13%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2019 (17%)
  • 21 to 258 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 3513 (12%)
  • 36 to 4518 (16%)
  • 46 to 5520 (18%)
  • 56 to 658 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (7.3%)
  • Over 756 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider82 (75%)
  • Passenger14 (13%)
  • Pedestrian14 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car110 (64%)
  • Motorcycle24 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2020.

Collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochford in 2020

Downhall and Rawreth, Rochford, SS6 8DF area, Hullbridge, Rochford, SS5 6DW area and Wheatley, Rochford, SS6 7TQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Rochford in 2020, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 2020

The B1013 had the most collisions in Rochford in 2020: 17, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1013172307
2ndA1298902
3rdA10153302
4thA1273400
5thA12452201
6thA1302202
7thB10172311

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 2020

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 2020: 24.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 2020

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 2020: 30.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 2020, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2020.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years