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Rochford road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 88 road traffic collisions in Rochford in 2024, and 108 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2023 (108), and casualties fell from 138.

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

Collisions in 2024
88
Down 19% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
108
Down 22% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochford in 2024

1.1% of collisions in Rochford in 2024 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Rochford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious2933%
  • Slight5866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious3230%
  • Slight7569%

Rochford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 353 in 1986. 2024 is highlighted, with 88, down 19% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 88
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (19%)
  • Wednesday16 (18%)
  • Thursday9 (10%)
  • Friday15 (17%)
  • Saturday11 (13%)
  • Sunday8 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (4.5%)
  • February10 (11%)
  • March11 (13%)
  • April5 (5.7%)
  • May10 (11%)
  • June6 (6.8%)
  • July8 (9.1%)
  • August9 (10%)
  • September5 (5.7%)
  • October9 (10%)
  • November5 (5.7%)
  • December6 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight72 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (72%)
  • Wet or damp24 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (69%)
  • 40 mph8 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph8 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway74 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (11%)
  • Roundabout4 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochford in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant55 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (18%)
  • Pedestrian16 (15%)
  • Cyclist13 (12%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2018 (17%)
  • 21 to 259 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3515 (14%)
  • 36 to 4515 (14%)
  • 46 to 5515 (14%)
  • 56 to 658 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.8%)
  • Over 758 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider70 (65%)
  • Passenger22 (20%)
  • Pedestrian16 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car106 (66%)
  • Motorcycle19 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochford in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochford had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2024.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochford in 2024

Wheatley, Rochford, SS6 7TQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochford in 2024, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rochford with the most crashes in 2024

The A129 had the most collisions in Rochford in 2024: 11, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochford, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA129111504
2ndB1013101002
3rdA10156800
4thA1275603
5thA12453300
6thA11100
7thA1301100
8thB10171201

Towns in Rochford: crashes in 2024

Rayleigh had the most collisions of any town in Rochford in 2024: 24.

Postcode districts in Rochford: crashes in 2024

SS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochford in 2024: 36.

Latest crashes in Rochford in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochford in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

Rochford road accidents in other years