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Rochford road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 79 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 2022, and 103 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2021 (94), and casualties fell from 118.

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

Collisions in 2022
79
Down 16% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
103
Down 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 2022

None of the collisions in Rochford in 2022 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1620%
  • Slight6380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1616%
  • Slight8784%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 2022 is highlighted, with 79, down 16% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 79
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (10%)
  • Tuesday16 (20%)
  • Wednesday12 (15%)
  • Thursday11 (14%)
  • Friday10 (13%)
  • Saturday16 (20%)
  • Sunday6 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (1.3%)
  • February6 (7.6%)
  • March4 (5.1%)
  • April7 (8.9%)
  • May16 (20%)
  • June11 (14%)
  • July6 (7.6%)
  • August9 (11%)
  • September5 (6.3%)
  • October6 (7.6%)
  • November3 (3.8%)
  • December5 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight62 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (3.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds73 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (82%)
  • Wet or damp13 (16%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph54 (68%)
  • 40 mph9 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway65 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant59 (57%)
  • Pedestrian23 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (11%)
  • Cyclist7 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1%)
  • Van occupant1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2014 (14%)
  • 21 to 2512 (12%)
  • 26 to 3517 (17%)
  • 36 to 4518 (17%)
  • 46 to 5514 (14%)
  • 56 to 6512 (12%)
  • 66 to 751 (1%)
  • Over 755 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider65 (63%)
  • Pedestrian23 (22%)
  • Passenger15 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car110 (78%)
  • Motorcycle12 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2022.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochford in 2022

Sweyne Park and Grange, Rochford, SS6 9NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochford in 2022, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 2022

The A129 had the most collisions in Rochford in 2022: 13, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA129131902
2ndB101381002
3rdA10155500
4thA1274500
5thA12453800
6thB10172201
7thA1301100

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 2022

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 2022: 29.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 2022

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 2022: 37.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 2022, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2022.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years